Blog of Leonid Mamchenkov

One thing I liked about Linux is it’s hidden simplicity. When in a hurry, I usually go for the first working solution of a given problem. If the same problem appears often, I can get used to the first solution so much that I don’t even think about simplifying it.

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Yet another bug that I submitted to Red Hat Bugzilla got fixed. This time it took more than a year - from 21 May 2004 until 12 September 2005 - but a workaround was found much earlier and could be easily applied.

P.S.: I was stupid enough not to notice that the bug was closed and add another comment today. Nuthead!

Many beginning Linux users experience difficulties getting used to the filesystem structure. Indeed, there are many files and directories, the structure of which are not as obvious as it could be. Choosing an appropriate location for a new file or directory is difficult and many choose to follow their own instincts.

With more experience, the file hierarchy becomes clearer and old concepts of placing files and directories start to fade out. When it happens, finding things becomes difficult. It is than that users learn that Linux has many tools for finding things. And it is than that they become confused once again.

Read on for a quick introduction into searching tools available in Linux.

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