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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | + | The '''find''' [[Linux]] [[Linux/commands|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 | + | Find a file or folder named "kate" somewhere under the current folder: |
| − | : < | + | : <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": | ||
| − | : < | + | : <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find -name *.txt</syntaxhighlight> |
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| + | View, in realtime, all additions to any file whose extension is ".log": | ||
| + | : <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>find . -name "*.log" | xargs tail -f</syntaxhighlight> | ||
| + | (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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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
* {{l/manpage}} | * {{l/manpage}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:24, 13 November 2022
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.