HOW TO FIND A FILE OR DIRECTORY ON FREEBSD
ASSUMPTIONS:
- You have already installed FreeBSD. If not, then
click here:
How to Install FreeBSD
- You have configured the FreeBSD shell. If not, then
click here:
How to
Configure the FreeBSD Shell
- Your 'ports tree' is up to date. If you don't know,
then it probably isn't current. Update the ports tree by
issuing one of these commands:
Update
the Ports Tree Using CVSup
- Here is how to configure your computer so that
CVSup
is run on a regular basis
FIND A FILE OR A DIRECTORY:
- The
locate command is good
for finding files and directories.
Enter something similar to:
locate someprogram | more
- If that doesn't work, perhaps try the
whereis or find
commands:
whereis someprogram | more
find / -name "someprogram*"
- For variations on these commmands, you can type:
man locate
man whereis
man find
Here are some other FreeBSD related links:
How to Install FreeBSD
Shell Configuration
FreeBSD Device List
Hardware
Burn-In Test Using FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Commands Cheat Sheet
'make
install' fails on FreeBSD
The
FreeBSD 'Handbook' online
Search
for Answers to Questions about FreeBSD
How
to Install NTP (Network Time Protocol) software on FreeBSD
How
to Install Samba file server software on FreeBSD
Mounting
and Using the Floppy Drive in FreeBSD
Mounting
and Using the CD-ROM Drive in FreeBSD
How to Find or Search for a Directory or a file
How to Preserve the Date and Time Stamp When Copying Files
How to Copy Files, and Directories recursively in FreeBSD / unix
How To Fix The 'Read Only File System' Problem When rc.conf is Corrupted on Freebsd
Random Passwords Generator
URL Decoder / Link Maker
AT YOUR OWN RISK: These instructions have no guarantee or
warrantee of fitness for any purpose whatsoever--and none
shall be implied or inferred. If you use these
and incur any kind of damage--it is your responsibility.
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