Filtering directory

Though there are several way of identifying directories in Unix (ex. ls -l)fine.. but there is another way of finding directories alone through by filtering method. By this, we can find directories fast and effective.


Note: On following filtering method you can find any type of files individually. 

 Steps to follow:
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example:

1. cd /etc
2. file * | grep directory

This was first published in August 2001

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