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the find command...
Authored by: mervTormel on Nov 11, '01 04:17:29PM

seems that the 'find' command could help a couple of ways:

- traverse a hierarchy
- find all apps, or specific app

% find /Applications -name "*.app"
/Applications/Address Book.app
/Applications/AppleScript/Script Editor.app
/Applications/AppleScript/Script Runner.app
/Applications/Calculator.app
/Applications/Chess.app
/Applications/Clock.app
/Applications/Dantz Beta/RetroClient.app
/Applications/DVD Player.app
/Applications/Image Capture.app
/Applications/Internet Connect.app
/Applications/Internet Explorer.app
/Applications/iTunes.app
/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app
/Applications/Mail.app
/Applications/Preview.app
/Applications/QuickTime Player.app
/Applications/Sherlock.app
/Applications/Stickies.app
/Applications/StuffIt Expander.app
/Applications/System Preferences.app
/Applications/TextEdit.app
/Applications/Utilities/AirPort Admin Utility.app
/Applications/Utilities/AirPort Setup Assistant.app
/Applications/Utilities/Apple System Profiler.app
/Applications/Utilities/Applet Launcher.app
/Applications/Utilities/ColorSync Utility.app
/Applications/Utilities/Console.app
/Applications/Utilities/CPU Monitor.app
/Applications/Utilities/DigitalColor Meter.app
/Applications/Utilities/Directory Setup.app
/Applications/Utilities/Disk Copy.app
/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app
/Applications/Utilities/Display Calibrator.app
/Applications/Utilities/Grab.app
/Applications/Utilities/Installer.app
/Applications/Utilities/Java Web Start.app
/Applications/Utilities/Key Caps.app
/Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access.app
/Applications/Utilities/NetInfo Manager.app
/Applications/Utilities/Network Utility.app
/Applications/Utilities/Print Center.app
/Applications/Utilities/ProcessViewer.app
/Applications/Utilities/StuffIt Lite 6.5/StuffIt Expander.app
/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app

% find /Applications -name "*nfo Man*.app"
/Applications/Utilities/NetInfo Manager.app



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