The find command
Search for files in a directory tree. Walks through each PATH (the current directory if you give none), and every folder inside it, printing the paths that match the expression. Put patterns in quotes, as in -name "*.txt", so the shell passes the * to find instead of expanding it first.
A practice shell in your browser that behaves like bash on Linux for these commands. Nothing you type leaves the page.
Usage
find [PATH]... [EXPRESSION]
Options
| -name PATTERN | the file name matches PATTERN (* ? and [ ] work as in the shell) |
|---|---|
| -iname PATTERN | like -name, ignoring case |
| -type f | regular files only |
| -type d | directories only |
| -maxdepth N | go no more than N levels below the starting path |
| -mindepth N | skip the first N levels |
| -empty | empty files and empty directories |
| ! or -not | negates the next test, as in ! -name "*.log" |
Examples
find . -name "*.txt"Every .txt file below herefind ~ -type d -name configFolders called config in your homefind /var/log -maxdepth 1 -type fFiles directly inside /var/log