Using Mystic How Can I Find a Specific File?

To find a specific file in Mystic to restore you can use the following process.

To restore a specific file in Mystic, you can use the find command to locate files within snapshots efficiently. This command allows you to search for files based on patterns, such as file names or extensions. Simply enter find PATTERN to initiate the search. For example, using find *.sh will locate all shell script files within the available snapshots. This method helps quickly identify and restore the files you need.

COMMAND: find PATTERN
e.g. COMMAND=find *.sh

1 # COMMAND="find *.sh"
2
3 repository 256b0401 opened successfully, password is correct
4 Found matching entries in snapshot 3661d8d1 from 2025-03-26 18:24:20
5 /mnt/data/scripts/clamav_scan.sh
6 /mnt/data/scripts/test.sh
7
8 Found matching entries in snapshot 792bbf2b from 2025-03-26 18:53:12
9 /mnt/data/scripts/clamav_scan.sh
10 /mnt/data/scripts/test.sh
11 /mnt/data/tmp.sh