Unfortunately I don't know the name of the files. How would I find/locate duplicate jpg files in the home directory? On Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 6:58 AM Michael wrote: > 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~(-: >> >