Find Script

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#!/bin/bash

# usage: myfind [-d DIR] STRING [...]
# finds all files matching any given STRING in DIR, or the current working
# directory if DIR is not provided

   arg=.
   args=.
   dir=.

  # if -d was used, store DIR and shift away -d DIR
  if [[ $1 = -d ]]; then
    dir=$2
    shift 2
  fi

  # make sure at least one STRING was provided
  if ((!$#)); then
    cat <<'EOF' >&2
usage: myfind [-d DIR] STRING [...]
finds all files matching any given STRING in DIR, or the current working
directory if DIR is not provided
EOF
    return 1
  fi

  # create list of arguments for find
  args=(-iname "*$1*")
  shift
  for arg; do
    args+=(-o -iname "*$arg*")
  done

  # run the actual find command
  find "$dir" \( "${args[@]}" \)