Find Utility

Concepts of Operating Systems - Programming Project 2

Functions like the Linux/Unix find function. Currently supports Linux/MacOS. Windows support comming soon.

To compile code unzip or git pull, and run make from inside the project directory. All indended functionalities have been implemented and tested for accuracy.

Intended functionalities:

• find where-to-look
• find where-to-look criteria
  • find where-to-look -n
  • find where-to-look -m
  • find where-to-look -i
• find where-to-look criteria -r
• find where-to-look criteria -e
• find -?

Syntax for functionalities

• find -w where-to-look
• find -w where-to-look criteria
  • find -w where-to-look -n
  • find -w where-to-look -m
  • find -w where-to-look -i
• find -w where-to-look criteria -r
• find -w where-to-look criteria -e
  • find -w where-to-look criteria -e "cat ./path/to/file"
  • find -w where-to-look criteria -e "rm"
  • find -w where-to-look criteria -e "mv ./path/to/new/name"
• find -?

Notes on implemented functionalities:

• find where to look syntax in the program is implemented as find -w <where to look>
• Specified number of minutes refers to some n number of minutes
  • +n should be used to find files modified more than n minutes ago
  • n should be used to find files modified exactly n minutes ago
  • -n should be used to find files modified less than n minutes ago
  • Uses linux epoch time and will not function correctly if last modified date is prior to 00:00:00 1 January 1970