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ptfind

SUT find

Description

ptfind searches for files on multiple hosts

Command Line Arguments

ptfind [-m <machine_file>|-M <machine_list>] [<find arguments>...]

-m <machine_file>
Specify a file with a list of destination machines. It is incorrect to use this with the -M option. This option must preceed all others.

-M <machine_list>
Specify a list of destination machines. The entire list must be surrounded by quotes. It is incorrect to use this with the -m option. This option must preceed all others. - [<find arguments>...] - the arguments to find(1)

Environment Variables

PT_MACHINE_FILE
If PT_MACHINE_FILE is set, the command will attempt to open the file whose name is stored in PT_MACHINE_FILE. This will be used if neither the -m or -M options are given.

Examples

To find all the files in /homes/johndoe on the machines specified in the file "destination_machines" use

ptfind -m destination_machines /homes/johndoe

To do the same find, specifying the machines on the command line, use

ptfind -M "host1 host2 host3" /homes/johndoe

To concatenate the contents of the file "/etc/passwd" to the standard output with the hostname preceeding each line printed, use

ptfind -m destination_machines /homes/johndoe

See Also

find(1), SUT(1)







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