how do i find all files with the same name in all subdirectories

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I want to find all the different .gitignore files I have to combine them into one.

I tried something like find */**/.gitignore but that came up with nothing.

All the files are in sub directories of my current dir, as well as the current directory.

I am using Bash on linux

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '11 at 15:43

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find -name .gitignore

That should do

Since you are using bash:

shopt -s globstar
echo **/.gitignore

From man bash:

   globstar
          If set, the pattern ** used in a pathname expansion context will match a
          files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.  If the pattern is
          followed  by  a /, only directories and subdirectories match.

answered Jun 24 '11 at 15:43

sehe

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(a) try it (b) man bash. It sets shell options, this time 'globstar' – sehe Jun 24 '11 at 15:46
, Shell options? thats a guess – loosecannon Jun 24 '11 at 15:46
oh haha, yeah i see, so globstar set allows expansion of ** or something like that? – loosecannon Jun 24 '11 at 15:47
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`bash: shopt: globstar: invalid shell option name`, any idea why it would do this? ( v3.2.39(1)) – loosecannon Jun 24 '11 at 15:49
How do you fix this error `bash: shopt: globstar: invalid shell option name`?? – ThomasReggi Aug 12 '15 at 09:34
@Thomas you upgrade bash – sehe Aug 12 '15 at 09:34

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '11 at 15:48

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Try this

find /home/user1 -name 'result.out' 2>/dev/null

In your case

find /<your DIR> -name '*.gitignore' 2>/dev/null

This results in

/home/user1/result.out
/home/user1/dir1/result.out
/home/user1/dir2/result.out

answered Jun 24 '11 at 15:48

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how do i find all files with the same name in all subdirectories

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