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Finding the absolute path of any file

jc -  
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How to find the absolute path of any file in Unix?

By running ll -R | grep machin, it does not show where the file is located

thank you
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    jipicy Posted messages 40842 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 898
     
    Hi,

    There is no shortage of possibilities: 
    find / -name "le_fichier" whereis le_fichier which le_fichier type le_fichier locate le_fichier
    See the "man" pages for "find, whereis, and which" and the "man bash" for the other 2...

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    1. jc
       
      Hi
      thanks for your response, but concerning:

      whereis -> it only looks for commands
      which -> it only searches in certain directories

      with find it's perfect

      thanks
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      1. laldo > jc
         
        Well, for my part, when I type find / -name "mon_fichier"
        I do get the absolute path of mon_fichier displayed, but this command also returns many other lines, which does not allow me to retrieve the path of this file to then manipulate it using a variable "the_path_of_my_file"
        Thank you for your response.
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  3. Pseudo
     
    `pwd` to get the full path of the directory you are in. With an `ls`, a well-placed `grep`, and a bit of string concatenation, you'll achieve your goal.
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  4. lami20j Posted messages 21506 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   3 571
     
    Hello,

    whereis -> it only searches for commands
    which -> it only searches in certain directories

    More specific from shell beginner's usage guide

    The difference between whereis and which

    * whereis - searches for executable files, source files, and manual pages of a command
    * which - searches in the PATH variable for executable files
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    lami20j
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