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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# finds the same file name within a hierarchy, if possible.
+
+name="$1"; shift
+search_dir="$1"; shift
+
+if [ -z "$name" -o -z "$search_dir" ]; then
+ echo This script needs two parameters, the filename to look for and the
+ echo directory hierarchy to look for it in.
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# just get the filename or directory name component at the end.
+name="$(basename "$name")"
+
+find "$search_dir" -iname "$name"
+
+