https://github.com/thimc/walk

plan 9 inspired alternative to find(1)
https://github.com/thimc/walk

cli find golang plan9 walk

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plan 9 inspired alternative to find(1)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thimc/walk
• Owner: thimc
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-01-27T16:49:46.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-06-18T18:34:46.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-18T19:42:14.565Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: cli, find, golang, plan9, walk
• Language: Go
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• Size: 23.4 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# walk

Walk is a lightweight alternative to the find(1) command, it's main

purpose is to walk directories recursively and print the name of

each line on a separate line. It is very much inspired by the 9front

command walk(1).

	Usage: walk [ -dfx ] [ -n min,max ] [ -e "fmt" ] [ name ... ] [ ! cmd ]

	  !	Run cmd in a sub shell with sh(1) for each match.

	  	If an unescaped % occurs in the command list it will

	  	be replaced with the file name.

	  -d	Print only directories.

	  -e string

	    	Specifies the output format.

	    	The attributes are automatically separated with a space.

	    	The following characters are accepted:

	    	U	Owner name

	    	G	Group name

	    	M	name of the last user to modify the file

	    	a	last access time

	    	m	last modification time

	    	n	final path element (name)

	    	p	path

	    	s	size (bytes)

	    	x	permissions (default "p")

	  -f	Print only non-directories.

	  -n string

	    	Sets the inclusive range for depth filtering.

	    	The expected format is "min,max" and both are optional.

	    	An argument of n with no comma is equivalent to 0,n.

	  -x	Print only if the executable bit is set.

## Installation

	go build

## Examples

This example is straight from 9fronts man page and is adjusted to

work with this version of walk. It will walk the `~/bin/` directory,

list its files sorted by the modification date:

	walk -f -e mp ~/bin | sort -n | sed -E 's/^[^ ]+ //'

Here is another example where walk will only print files or directories

that are deeper than 2 levels or more:

	walk -n 2, ~/bin

# License

MIT