Linux Guru

In this article i will explain you to how to find files in Linux.


Find at current location
# find  . -name abc.txt   

Find file name case insensitively
# find / -iname abc.txt   

Find the file in / .
# find / -name *.txt       

Find the file where 'pass' in /etc
# find /etc -name *pass*   


Find the file in /data created by macho
# find / -user macho       

Find the file in /data which is not created by macho
# find / -not -user macho   

Find the file with uid of 500
# find / -user macho -uid 500   

Matches if mode is exactly 755
# find / -perm 755       

Matches if anyone can write
# find / -perm +222       

Matches if everyone can write
# find / -perm -222       

Matches if other can write
# find / -perm -002          

Files with a size of exactly 10M
# find / -size 10M       

Files with a size of above 10M
# find / -size +10M       

Files with a size of less than 10M
# find / -size -10M       

When file was last read (min)
# find / -amin 10       

When file d…