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Hi all I'm attempting to create a script that searches through archive files (.zip, .tzr, .tzr.gz) to find a particular file for me. I found this online:



I have been attempting to use it like this:
./script *foo*.bar

But it doesn't want to work and I have no idea why. It doesn't ouput an error or access the HDD, so I don't think it's actually doing anything. Basically I'm looking for anything of filetype ".bar" with "foo" as part of the filename (e.g. *foo*.bar). Also I would assume I put "*foo*.bar" in as argument 1 ($1) but I would like some clarification on it.

I also need it to search through the uncompressed directories and subdirectories as well, so I would probably just add a standard "find" or "grep" funtion to the start of it as well. Any advice?

The 3 entries with find /directory_path need to be changed to the path you want searched. For example, to search the entire directory tree, replace /directory_path with /. Or to search you're home directory, change it to ~ etc... Also, the script will not work as it is made as a function to be put into .bashrc like an alias. Put #!/bin/bash at the beginning of the file and grab $1 at the end of the file so that it executes.

Here is a improved copy that allows you to put in the search path as argument 1 and the file to find as argument 2:

#!/bin/bash
grab () {
find $1 -iname "*.tar.gz" -exec tar tz -f '{}' \; | grep $2
find $1 -iname "*.tar" -exec tar t '{}' \; | grep $2
find $1 -iname "*.zip" -exec unzip -l '{}' \; | grep $2
}
grab $1 $2
exit 0

examples: grab /usr Makefile
grab / *.txt

I actually sorted it out anyway. I realised that. When I wrote "directory_path I actually meant that my directory path would be inserted there, not that I would perform the find in "directory_path".

Turns out it just took a while to run to completion as it was nearly 10 gigs of info.