find

Find files by name or type, in a folder and every folder inside it.

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Examples

find . -name "*.log" every log file, however deep
find . -name "*.js" every JavaScript file
find . -type d only the folders
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f only the files right here, not deeper
find /etc -name "*release*" look somewhere else

How it works

find walks a folder and everything inside it, and prints the paths that match your tests. Start with where to look (. means here), then say what to look for.

Put patterns like *.log in quotes, so the shell passes them to find instead of expanding them itself.

Syntax

find [FOLDER] [TEST]...

Options

Option	What it does
`-name`	names that match a pattern (* = anything)
`-iname`	the same, ignoring upper/lower case
`-type f`	only files
`-type d`	only folders
`-maxdepth`	how many levels deep to go

Good to know

Tests add up: -name "*.log" -type f means both.
Searching from / checks the whole disk: give a closer folder when you can.