ff(1M) ff(1M)
NAME
ff (generic) - list file names and statistics for a file system
SYNOPSIS
ff [-F FSType] [-VIlsu] [-pprefix] [-an] [-mn] [-cn] [-nfile]
[-ii-node-list] [-o specificoptions] special ...
DESCRIPTION
ff reads the files and directories of the special file. special must
be an unmounted file system. I-node data is saved for files which
match the selection criteria which is either the i-node number and/or
i-node age. Output consists of the path name for each saved i-node,
plus other file information requested using the print options below.
Output fields are positional. The output is produced in i-node order;
fields are separated by tabs. The default line produced by ff is:
path-name i-number
The path name is preceded by a dot unless the -p option is specified.
The maximum information the command will provide is:
path-name i-number size uid
There are two types of option: genericoptions and specificoptions.
genericoptions indicate options that are supported not only by the
generic but also by the FST-specific module of the command (if that
command exists). specificoptions indicate suboptions that are sup-
ported only by the FST-specific module of the command. They are speci-
fied in a comma-separated list and/or as keyword-attribute pairs for
interpretation by the FST-specific module of the command. These subop-
tions are specified via the -o option.
The argument n in the option descriptions that follow is used as a
decimal integer (optionally signed), where +n means more than n, -n
means less than n, and n means exactly n. A day is defined as a 24
hour period.
OPTIONS
The genericoptions are:
-F Specifies the FSType on which to operate. The FSType should
either be specified here or be determinable from /etc/vfstab by
matching the special with an entry in the table.
-V Echoes the complete command line, but does not execute the com-
mand. The command line is generated by using the options and
arguments provided by the user and adding to them information
derived from /etc/vfstab. This option should be used to verify
and validate the command line. When used with the FSType option,
it passes the -V to the FSType-specific module for interpreta-
tion.
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-I Prevents the i-node number being printed after each path name.
-l Generates a supplementary list of all path names for multiply-
linked files.
-pprefix
Adds the specified prefix to each generated path name. The
default is "." (dot).
-s Prints the file size, in bytes, after each path name.
-u Prints the owner's login name after each path name.
-an Select if the i-node has been accessed in n days.
-mn Select if the i-node has been modified in n days.
-cn Select if the i-node has been changed in n days.
-nfile
Select if the i-node has been modified more recently than the
argument file.
-ii-node-list
Generates names for only those i-nodes specified in i-node-list.
i-node-list is a list of numbers separated by commas and without
spaces.
-o Specifies FSType-specific options.
NOTES
If the -l option is not specified, only a single path name out of all
possible ones is generated for a multiply-linked i-node. If -l is
specified, all possible names for every linked file on the file system
are included in the output. However, no selection criteria apply to
the names generated.
This command may not be supported for all FSTypes.
FILES
/etc/vfstab
list of default parameters for each file system
SEE ALSO
find(1), ncheck(1M), vfstab(4).
Manual pages for the FSType-specific modules of ff.
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