superfind

Find files and folders on the filesystem including within archives.

SYNOPSIS

superfind STARTING-PATH PATTERN

DESCRIPTION

Example usage:

superfind /backup/path '.*checkboxes.js$'

searches the filesystem recursively starting at /backup/path for files matching the regular expression pattern .*checkboxes.js$. If an archive is encountered (e.g. a .zip file or a tarball), the same pattern will be tested against paths found within the archive. Example output:

FIND	/backup/path/live/website/js/checkboxes.js
/backup/path/snapshot-2020-12-31.tar.gz	website/js/checkboxes.js

All searches are case-insensitive. Only files are matched.

PREREQUISITES

• Python 3
• GNU find

TO DO

• Package conveniently for ease of install/use/update: deb, Docker, snap, AppImage, whatever.
• Are there other/better free software utilities like this one? List/promote them.
• Right now we check if something is an archive by matching the file extension. Consider using more robust file type checking, e.g. magic.
• Recurse if an archive is found in an archive.
• Go parallel: search through archives using another core (separate thread/process).

COPYLEFT AND LICENSE

• Copyright ©2020 Adam Monsen <haircut@gmail.com>
• License: AGPL v3 or later (see COPYING)