find Command

The “find” command in Linux is used to search for files and directories in a specified location, and it supports many options for filtering and manipulating the files that are found.

Here are some examples of how the “find” command can be used in Linux:

To search for all files and directories in the current directory:

find .

To search for all files with the .txt extension in the current directory and its subdirectories:

find . -name '*.txt'

To search for all files that were modified in the last 24 hours:

find . -mtime -1

To search for all empty files in the current directory and its subdirectories

find . -empty

To search for all files and directories owned by a specific user

find /path/to/start/searching/ -user username

To search for files and directories by its type

find /path/to/start/searching/ -type d -or -type f

Here, -type d finds all directories and -type f finds all files.

To search for files and execute a command on the matching files

find /path/to/start/searching/ -name "*.txt" -exec chmod 755 {} \;

The find command is one of the most powerful command in Linux as it allow you to search files and directories, filter it based on multiple criteria, and execute some command on matched files. It could also be useful in shell script when you need to find files with specific criteria and take appropriate action on those files.

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