Comments on: How to capture C and CPP files in the linux operating system? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system Linux Box Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:01:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Udi K http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system/comment-page-1#comment-230 Udi K Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:19:59 +0000 http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system#comment-230 What does it mean to capture a file?? If you mean to find the files and list the results, use the 'find' command to search for *.c and *.cpp files in the whole system. You will get the result on the screen, and you can redirect the output to a file. To find *.c files: find / -name *.c To find *.cpp files: find / -name *.cpp Explanation: the "/" means to start the search at the top of the file system, meaning that the search will include all the system. The "-name" means to search by name, and "*.c" is the file pattern you want to find. To redirect the output, use "> output_file" for example: find / -name *.cpp > output_file Hope it helps. See the manual page 'man find' to learn more.<br><b>References : </b><br> What does it mean to capture a file??

If you mean to find the files and list the results, use the ‘find’ command to search for *.c and *.cpp files in the whole system. You will get the result on the screen, and you can redirect the output to a file.

To find *.c files:
find / -name *.c

To find *.cpp files:
find / -name *.cpp

Explanation: the "/" means to start the search at the top of the file system, meaning that the search will include all the system. The "-name" means to search by name, and "*.c" is the file pattern you want to find.

To redirect the output, use "> output_file" for example:
find / -name *.cpp > output_file

Hope it helps. See the manual page ‘man find’ to learn more.
References :

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