On 10/28/2014 04:00 PM, Tim Dunphy wrote: > Hey guys, > > Sorry not sure what's wrong with this statement. I've tried a few > variations of trying to exclude the /var/www directory. > > > [root at 224432-24 apr-1.5.1]# find / -name "*httpd*" -type d \( ! -name www \) > /usr/lib/httpd > /usr/lib64/httpd > /var/www/vhosts/johnnyenglish/httpdocs > /var/www/lpaddevbkp/alchemist/namespace/system-config-httpd > /var/www/lpaddevbkp/httpd Well, no name that matches "*httpd*" will also match "www", so that last term will never match. What you want is the "prune" action: find / -name www -prune -o -name "*httpd*" -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.