Find Command

find command is one of the most important and much used command in linux systems.it is used to search and locate list of files and directories based on conditions you specify for files that match the arguments.find can be used in variety of conditions like you can find files by permission,users,groups,file type,date,size and other possible critearia.

Syntax

$find [option] [file_name/directory_name]

Opetions

Sr.No	Options	Descriptions
01	-name	to find the file by name
02	-iname	to find the file by name with ignoring the case.
03	-type	to specify the file name with type
04	-size	to find the file with size
05	-mtime	to find the file by its modification time
06	-atime	to find the file by its access time
07	-ctime	to find the file by its changing time
08	-perm	to find the file by its permission
09	d	to find directory with name
10	f	to find file name

Example


$find -name file1.txt

find file using name in current directory

Find Command

Syntax

Opetions

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