Linux find command gotcha?

Question

Hi I am trying to find all js & css files in one find command. I tried all of the below but in vain:

find WebContent -name \"*.[jc]ss?\"

find WebContent         


        

Answer 1

-name accepts arguments that are globs, not regular expressions. You could use -regex if you wanted to use regular expressions, but the -o option (meaning "or") is probably the simplest solution:

find WebContent -name "*.js" -o -name "*.css"