Hhappy new year. Well it seems the duplicate files may be in the home directory after all! It seems a simple locate is all I needed. On Sun, Dec 22, 2024, 5:33 PM Michael wrote: > Awesome, thanks! After that I can search for jpgs I took. I really > appreciate it. > > On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 12:53 PM Snyder, Alexander J < > alexander@snyderfamily.co> wrote: > >> Here's a BASH one-liner to find all .jpg files not located in >> /home/bmike1/pictures: >> >> find / -path /home/bmike1/pictures -prune -o -type f -iname "*.jpg" -print >> >> Explanation: >> >> 1. /: Start searching from the root directory. >> >> 2. >> -path /home/bmike1/pictures >> -prune: Exclude /home/bmike1/pictures from the search. >> >> 3. -o: Logical OR to continue the search for other conditions. >> >> 4. -type f: Search for files only. >> >> 5. -iname "*.jpg": Match files with a .jpg extension (case-insensitive). >> >> 6. -print: Print the matching file paths. >> >> --- >> Thanks, >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro >> >> On Sun, Dec 22, 2024, 10:48 Michael via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> I figured out how to find the files I errantly copied to another folder >>> and then forgot where it went. Would someone write me a script to find >>> jpg files and JPG files not in /home/bmike1/pictures ? >>> Actually what happened was that I accidentally copied my picture folder >>> into another folder. The battery in the mouse was dying so the mouse was >>> acting erratically. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: >