How does Apple's “find -regex” work?
I'm trying to create a -regex expression for find on macOS.
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
works, and so does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
in the sense that they both find files. Now I try
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
and nothing is found. Nor does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
nor any other variation with {} escapes and what not that I have tried. What am I doing wrong?
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I'm trying to create a -regex expression for find on macOS.
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
works, and so does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
in the sense that they both find files. Now I try
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
and nothing is found. Nor does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
nor any other variation with {} escapes and what not that I have tried. What am I doing wrong?
command-line
asked 3 hours ago
gctwnlgctwnl
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I'm trying to create a -regex expression for find on macOS.
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
works, and so does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
in the sense that they both find files. Now I try
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
and nothing is found. Nor does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
nor any other variation with {} escapes and what not that I have tried. What am I doing wrong?
command-line
asked 3 hours ago
gctwnlgctwnl
1716
I'm trying to create a -regex expression for find on macOS.
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
works, and so does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
in the sense that they both find files. Now I try
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
and nothing is found. Nor does
find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*(cisco|citrix).*' -print 2>/dev/null
nor any other variation with {} escapes and what not that I have tried. What am I doing wrong?
command-line
command-line
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gctwnlgctwnl
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gctwnlgctwnl
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asked 3 hours ago
gctwnlgctwnl
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asked 3 hours ago
gctwnlgctwnl
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asked 3 hours ago
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You can use -E flag, from man:
-EInterpret regular expressions followed by -regex and -iregex primaries as extended (modern) regular expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE's). The
re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.
In this case your find command will look like:
find -E ~/Library -regex '.*(citrix|cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
answered 3 hours ago
Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
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Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
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You can use -E flag, from man:
-EInterpret regular expressions followed by -regex and -iregex primaries as extended (modern) regular expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE's). The
re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.
In this case your find command will look like:
find -E ~/Library -regex '.*(citrix|cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
answered 3 hours ago
Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
17k33852
Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
– gctwnl
1 hour ago
add a comment |
You can use -E flag, from man:
-EInterpret regular expressions followed by -regex and -iregex primaries as extended (modern) regular expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE's). The
re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.
In this case your find command will look like:
find -E ~/Library -regex '.*(citrix|cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
answered 3 hours ago
Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
17k33852
Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
– gctwnl
1 hour ago
add a comment |
You can use -E flag, from man:
-EInterpret regular expressions followed by -regex and -iregex primaries as extended (modern) regular expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE's). The
re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.
In this case your find command will look like:
find -E ~/Library -regex '.*(citrix|cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
answered 3 hours ago
Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
17k33852
You can use -E flag, from man:
-EInterpret regular expressions followed by -regex and -iregex primaries as extended (modern) regular expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE's). The
re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.
In this case your find command will look like:
find -E ~/Library -regex '.*(citrix|cisco).*' -print 2>/dev/null
answered 3 hours ago
Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
17k33852
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Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
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Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek
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Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
– gctwnl
1 hour ago
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Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
– gctwnl
1 hour ago
Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
– gctwnl
1 hour ago
Silly me. I was using re_format and has missed the necessity of the -E flag for that. Thanks.
– gctwnl
1 hour ago
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