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how to find complete path of a file

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hi guru,s fo unix! help me out to find the complete/full path of a file present in any directory.I am actually trying to create a script which moves a file along with its complete path to another directory named DELETE so that i can restore this file back to its original position when ever i feel it necessary. Thanks in advance. yahoo!

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I use the locate command which will list the complete path to the file.

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