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Woozle at 14:41, 21 July 2025

2025-07-21T14:41:23Z

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	Note that <code>-name</code> is case-sensitive; use <code>-iname</code> for case-agnostic.		Note that <code>-name</code> is case-sensitive; use <code>-iname</code> for case-agnostic.

			Find all files over 1 gigabyte in size:
			: <syntaxhighlight inline lang=bash>find -size +1G</syntaxhighlight>

Woozle at 13:43, 17 February 2025

2025-02-17T13:43:38Z

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	==About==		==About==
	The ~~'''~~find~~''' [[Linux]]~~ [[~~Linux/commands~~\|command]] searches directory trees for files whose directory information meets particular criteria.		The {{l/cmd\|find}} [[cmd\|command]] searches directory trees for files whose directory information meets particular criteria.

	To search by content, use [[grep]].		To search by content, use [[grep]].
	==Examples==		==Examples==
	Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:		Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:
	: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find -name kate</syntaxhighlight>		: <syntaxhighlight inline lang=bash>find -name kate</syntaxhighlight>

	Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":		Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":
	: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find -name *.txt</syntaxhighlight>		: <syntaxhighlight inline lang=bash>find -name *.txt</syntaxhighlight>

	View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log":		View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log":
	: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</syntaxhighlight>		: <syntaxhighlight inline lang=bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</syntaxhighlight>
	(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)		(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)

	Note that <code>-name</code> is case-sensitive; use <code>-iname</code> for case-agnostic.		Note that <code>-name</code> is case-sensitive; use <code>-iname</code> for case-agnostic.

	~~==Links==~~
	~~===Reference===~~
	* {{l/manpage}}

Woozle: Woozle moved page Linux/commands/find to cmd/find without leaving a redirect: reorganizing command pages

2022-11-13T22:24:33Z

Woozle moved page Linux/commands/find to cmd/find without leaving a redirect: reorganizing command pages

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Woozle: /* Examples */

2021-12-19T15:38:44Z

Examples

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	: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</syntaxhighlight>		: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</syntaxhighlight>
	(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)		(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)

			Note that <code>-name</code> is case-sensitive; use <code>-iname</code> for case-agnostic.

	==Links==		==Links==
	===Reference===		===Reference===
	* {{l/manpage}}		* {{l/manpage}}

Woozle: updated tag call

2017-12-27T23:53:57Z

updated tag call

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:		Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:
	: <bash>find -name kate</~~bash~~>		: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find -name kate</syntaxhighlight>

	Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":		Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":
	: <bash>find -name *.txt</~~bash~~>		: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find -name *.txt</syntaxhighlight>

	View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log":		View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log":
	: <bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</~~bash~~>		: <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</syntaxhighlight>
	(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)		(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)
	==Links==		==Links==
	===Reference===		===Reference===
	* {{l/manpage}}		* {{l/manpage}}

Woozle: brief explanation

2015-05-17T15:58:31Z

brief explanation

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	==About==		==About==
	~~{{seed}}~~		The '''find''' [[Linux]] [[Linux/commands\|command]] searches directory trees for files whose directory information meets particular criteria.

			To search by content, use [[grep]].
	==Examples==		==Examples==
	Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:		Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:

Woozle: another example; syntax highlighting

2015-05-17T15:50:32Z

another example; syntax highlighting

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:		Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:
	: <~~code~~>find -name kate</~~code~~>		: <bash>find -name kate</bash>

	Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":		Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":
	: <~~code~~>find -name *.txt</~~code~~>		: <bash>find -name *.txt</bash>

			View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log":
			: <bash>find . -name "*.log" \| xargs tail -f</bash>
			(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. [[Apache web server\|Apache]]) activity.)
	==Links==		==Links==
	===Reference===		===Reference===
	* {{l/manpage}}		* {{l/manpage}}

Woozle: slight correction

2015-02-19T20:47:16Z

slight correction

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	{{seed}}		{{seed}}
	==Examples==		==Examples==
	Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere in the ~~filesystem~~:		Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:
	: <code>find -name kate</code>		: <code>find -name kate</code>

Woozle: seed page

2015-02-12T16:59:43Z

seed page

New page

<hide>
[[page type::manual]]
[[thing type::command]]
[[platform::Linux]]
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==About==
{{seed}}
==Examples==
Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere in the filesystem:
: <code>find -name kate</code>

Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":
: <code>find -name *.txt</code>
==Links==
===Reference===
* {{l/manpage}}