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   This file documents the GNU utilities for finding files that match
certain criteria and performing various actions on them.  This is
edition 4.1.7, for `find' version 4.1.7.

Introduction

Summary of the tasks this manual describes.

Finding Files

Finding files that match certain criteria.

Actions

Doing things to files you have found.

Common Tasks

Solutions to common real-world problems.

Databases

Maintaining file name databases.

File Permissions

How to control access to files.

Reference

Summary of how to invoke the programs.

Primary Index

The components of `find' expressions.