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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 19:02:26 -0400
From: Nathan Mace <mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>
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Subject: 'find' question
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is there a way to use find to print out a list of files and directories that are writable by a certain user?  for example if my user name was "nathan" and i wanted a list of every directory that i had rights to right to how would i run that command?  i read the find man page, and i think it's possible to do this, i just don't have any idea how. 

on a side note, if this is possible, can i use "locate" instead of find?

thanks
nathan

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