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==About== | ==About== | ||
{{ | The {{l/cmd|find}} [[cmd|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: | ||
: < | : <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 inline lang=bash>find -name *.txt</syntaxhighlight> | ||
= | View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log": | ||
: <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.) | |||
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> | |||
Latest revision as of 14:41, 21 July 2025
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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.
Find all files over 1 gigabyte in size:
find -size +1G
