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(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. | |||
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Revision as of 15:38, 19 December 2021
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About
The find Linux 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.
