List most recently modified files from the current directory and any below it. Helps remind me what I was working with when I don't ssh into a box regularly :
alias changedfiles="find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 stat --format '%Z :%z %n' | sort -nr | cut -d: -f2- | head -n 20"
[ Need to tweak that sometime for BSD find on MacOSX, but I use it primarily on Linux ]
Before backing up from a Unix-typical filesystem to an ExFAT volume attached by USB, find problematic characters in filenames from the current directory and any below :
function badnames {
find . -name '*[?<>\\:*|\"]*'
}
A big favourite on volumes with deeply nested directory structures. My favourite technique for a quick directory find and switch.
If you use FZF, this will show all directories (not files) from the current directory downwards. You can do an incremental fuzzy search by starting to type, and quickly change to that directory by pressing Enter when the desired one is highlighted.
function fd() {
local dir
dir=$(find ${1:-.} -path '*/\.*' -prune -o -type d -print 2> /dev/null | fzf +m) && cd "$dir"
}
Love that one. As 'fd' is right under the fingers on the home row, the directory search and switch can look like magic when used quickly as part of the workflow.
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List most recently modified files from the current directory and any below it. Helps remind me what I was working with when I don't ssh into a box regularly :
[ Need to tweak that sometime for BSD find on MacOSX, but I use it primarily on Linux ]Before backing up from a Unix-typical filesystem to an ExFAT volume attached by USB, find problematic characters in filenames from the current directory and any below :
A big favourite on volumes with deeply nested directory structures. My favourite technique for a quick directory find and switch.If you use FZF, this will show all directories (not files) from the current directory downwards. You can do an incremental fuzzy search by starting to type, and quickly change to that directory by pressing Enter when the desired one is highlighted.
Love that one. As 'fd' is right under the fingers on the home row, the directory search and switch can look like magic when used quickly as part of the workflow.