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I have a project in my college to search file or folder using the Linux or Ubuntu algorithm. I have to adapt it for mac and windows.

Which algorithm does ubuntu use? or what these all OS use to search any file folder in directory.....

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  • This does not make sense what are you searching for ? What do you mean by algorithm for linux but also windows and mac ? That is not something linux specific.
    – Mark Kirby
    Aug 23, 2014 at 12:43
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    To the downvoters, this is a perfectly acceptable question (admitted, after the edit).
    – don.joey
    Aug 23, 2014 at 13:10
  • then what these Operating System use to search file or folder..... I don't know any thing about it..
    – pawan soni
    Aug 23, 2014 at 13:41
  • Its really a brainstorm question @markkirby
    – Amit Rane
    Aug 23, 2014 at 13:42
  • You should really provide all the research you did so far. Asking the question here should follow doing your own research.
    – don.joey
    Aug 23, 2014 at 15:19

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I have a project in my college to search file or folder using the Linux or Ubuntu algorithm. I have to adapt it for mac and windows.

Which algorithm does ubuntu use?

An algorithm is something abstract, not bound to an OS and neither to a programming language.
The aforementioned libcolumbus is a library that implements the Levenshtein distance algorithm.

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  • Agreed Jan. I metonymically referred to the implementation as the algorithm, but I like your distinction.
    – don.joey
    Aug 23, 2014 at 15:18
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I think the algorithm is called libcolumbus.

More about it can be found on the creator's blog: Introducing libcolumbus, a fast online approximate matching library

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