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+1  Q: 

find command + to search direcories

hi all I used the following find command to search files

   find /tmp -regex ".*some_file"

How I can to search on the same way directories?

Yael

+2  A: 

Add the -type d test:

find /tmp -type d -regex ".*some_dir"
Nick Meyer  2010-07-02 13:11:51
+2  A:  
find /tmp -regex ".*some_dir" -type d
wilhelmtell  2010-07-02 13:12:14
+1  A: 

If I understood your question correctly:

find /tmp -regex "some_dir" -type d
Lajnold  2010-07-02 13:13:32

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