Comments on: Power Tools: Piles of Files http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: gamesbook http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4494 gamesbook Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4494 Given this is Linux *magazine*, I'd really like to see a printable-view or PDF version of articles made available. Given this is Linux *magazine*, I’d really like to see a printable-view or PDF version of articles made available.

]]> By: liszt_yp http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4495 liszt_yp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4495 Every time something shining was showed from your articles.You've made the dry and mass man-pages interesting by your wisdom.<br /> Good job,jerry. Every time something shining was showed from your articles.You’ve made the dry and mass man-pages interesting by your wisdom.
Good job,jerry.

]]> By: sysadmn http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4496 sysadmn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4496 In the Windows world, I couldn't live with Google Desktop. <br /> <br /> There are alternatives for Linux users, if you're primarily concerned with text. Tracker and similar tools index files as they are created. Web-based search indexing tools such as glimpse and harvest can also be used.<br /> <br /> Why open every file every time you look? :-) In the Windows world, I couldn’t live with Google Desktop.

There are alternatives for Linux users, if you’re primarily concerned with text. Tracker and similar tools index files as they are created. Web-based search indexing tools such as glimpse and harvest can also be used.

Why open every file every time you look? :-)

]]> By: jp http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4497 jp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7251/#comment-4497 Thanks for mentioning Tracker. Other recommendations, anyone?<br /> <br /> By the way, I meant this article to show the general idea of hunting through a directory tree with loops and command-line utilities -- rather than to show the "best" ways. But, while I'm at it ;-)... I should also have mentioned the <em>locate</em>, <em>updatedb</em> and <em>look</em> utilities covered in <a href="http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7045" rel="nofollow">Wizard Boot Camp, Part Ten</a>. Thanks for mentioning Tracker. Other recommendations, anyone?

By the way, I meant this article to show the general idea of hunting through a directory tree with loops and command-line utilities — rather than to show the “best” ways. But, while I’m at it ;-)… I should also have mentioned the locate, updatedb and look utilities covered in Wizard Boot Camp, Part Ten.

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