%%name: findutils

%%short-description: Finds and then operates on files

%%full-description: The program includes:
 <pre>	find   -finds files that match certain criteria 
	        performs arbitrary operations on them interactively and                        in shell scripts
	locate -scans a database for file names that match a pattern 
        xargs  -applies a command to a list of files
</pre>
%%category: development, editing

%%programs: find, locate, xargs

%%license: GPL

%%maintainer: Kevin Dalley <kevind@rahul.net>

%%interface: Interactive, command line

%%updated: 12 Apr 2000

%%keywords: Comparison, pattern, file management, matching, editing

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/findutils.html 

%%support:

%%doc: User manual included

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%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu

%%debian: http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/base/findutils.html

%%redhat: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/findutils.html

%%repository:

%%related: fileutils

%%source-language: C

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%%version: 4.1 stable released 04 11 1994

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%%bug-list: bug-utils-gnu@gnu.org










 





