bash:directories:loop_through_files_in_a_directory_recursively
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| ====== BASH - Directories - Loop Through Files in a Directory Recursively ====== | ====== BASH - Directories - Loop Through Files in a Directory Recursively ====== | ||
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| + | **find** is one of the best commands to find files that satisfy specific criteria. | ||
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| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | find . -type f -print0 | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | <WRAP info> | ||
| + | **NOTE: | ||
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| + | * **dot(.)** specifies to find files in our present working directory. | ||
| + | * **-type f** to specify that we want to search for only files and not directories. | ||
| + | * **-print0** will use a null byte to delimit the filenames it prints. | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | for i in $(find . -type f -print0) | ||
| + | do | ||
| + | # code to perform task on each file. | ||
| + | done | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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