find Primary Index

This is a list of all of the primaries (tests, actions, and options) that make up find expressions for selecting files. See find Expressions, for more information on expressions.

• !: Combining Primaries With Operators
• (): Combining Primaries With Operators
• ,: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -a: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -amin: Age Ranges
• -and: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -anewer: Comparing Timestamps
• -atime: Age Ranges
• -cmin: Age Ranges
• -cnewer: Comparing Timestamps
• -ctime: Age Ranges
• -d: Directories
• -daystart: Age Ranges
• -delete: Delete Files
• -depth: Directories
• -empty: Size
• -exec: Multiple Files
• -exec: Single File
• -execdir: Multiple Files
• -execdir: Single File
• -executable: Mode Bits
• -false: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -fls: Print File Information
• -fprint: Print File Name
• -fprint0: Safe File Name Handling
• -fprintf: Print File Information
• -fstype: Filesystems
• -gid: Owner
• -group: Owner
• -ignore_readdir_race: Directories
• -ilname: Symbolic Links
• -iname: Base Name Patterns
• -inum: Hard Links
• -ipath: Full Name Patterns
• -iregex: Full Name Patterns
• -iwholename: Full Name Patterns
• -links: Hard Links
• -lname: Symbolic Links
• -ls: Print File Information
• -maxdepth: Directories
• -mindepth: Directories
• -mmin: Age Ranges
• -mount: Filesystems
• -mtime: Age Ranges
• -name: Base Name Patterns
• -newer: Comparing Timestamps
• -newerXY: Comparing Timestamps
• -nogroup: Owner
• -noignore_readdir_race: Directories
• -noleaf: Directories
• -not: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -nouser: Owner
• -o: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -ok: Querying
• -okdir: Querying
• -or: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -path: Full Name Patterns
• -perm: Mode Bits
• -print: Print File Name
• -print0: Safe File Name Handling
• -printf: Print File Information
• -prune: Directories
• -quit: Directories
• -readable: Mode Bits
• -regex: Full Name Patterns
• -regextype: Full Name Patterns
• -samefile: Hard Links
• -size: Size
• -true: Combining Primaries With Operators
• -type: Type
• -uid: Owner
• -used: Comparing Timestamps
• -user: Owner
• -wholename: Full Name Patterns
• -writable: Mode Bits
• -xdev: Filesystems
• -xtype: Type
• ago in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• am in date strings: Time of day items
• day in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• first in date strings: General date syntax
• fortnight in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• get_date: Date input formats
• hour in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• last day: Day of week items
• last in date strings: General date syntax
• midnight in date strings: Time of day items
• minute in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• month in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• next day: Day of week items
• next in date strings: General date syntax
• noon in date strings: Time of day items
• now in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• pm in date strings: Time of day items
• this in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• today in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• tomorrow in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• week in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• year in date strings: Relative items in date strings
• yesterday in date strings: Relative items in date strings