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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> | ||
Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt": | Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt": | ||
: < | : <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}} | ||
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Examples
Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder:
- <bash>find -name kate</bash>
Find all files or folders with the extension ".txt":
- <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) activity.)
