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I am trying to (recursively) check one of my directories to see which files are XML files. Any pointers would be appreciated.

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find /path/to/directory -type f -name "*.xml"

Finds all files in the given directory (and all subdirectories) with a name ending with .xml. Use -iname for case insensitive name matching instead.

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To do this recursively? – Dark Templar Jan 4 '12 at 1:03
@DarkTemplar It already is. – Daniel Beck♦ Jan 4 '12 at 1:03
This is exactly what I needed. Thank you! – Dark Templar Jan 4 '12 at 1:07
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@DarkTemplar You're welcome. Btw, find is much more powerful and really handy with many different problems. Check out its man page. – Daniel Beck♦ Jan 4 '12 at 1:09
Aight. Got it ;) – Dark Templar Jan 4 '12 at 1:23

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