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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | {{ | + | The {{l/cmd|find}} [[cmd|command]] searches directory trees for files whose directory information meets particular criteria. |
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| + | 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: | ||
| − | : <bash>find -name kate</ | + | : <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": | ||
| − | : <bash>find -name *.txt</ | + | : <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": | ||
| − | : <bash>find . -name "*.log" | xargs tail -f</ | + | : <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.) | ||
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| − | + | Note that <code>-name</code> is case-sensitive; use <code>-iname</code> for case-agnostic. | |
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 17 February 2025
About
The find command searches directory trees for files whose directory information meets particular criteria.
To search by content, use grep.
Examples
Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:
find -name kate
Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":
find -name *.txt
View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log":
find . -name "*.log" | xargs tail -f
(This is useful for monitoring web server (e.g. Apache) activity.)
Note that -name is case-sensitive; use -iname for case-agnostic.