Find Command

syntax for find command

find [options] [path...] [expression]

To find a file in certain path

find /path -name file_name

Case insensitive search

find /path/ -iname File_name

Search a file based on size

find /path -size 50M

M - MB

G - GB

k - KB

c - bytes

Search for just file or directory or something else

find /path/ -type f

f - file

d - directory

l - symbolic link

b - block device

s - socket

Search for a given user

find /path/ -user root

Based on inode no

find /path/ -inum <inode_no._of_file>

Want to print your doc?
This is not the way.

Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut (

CtrlP

) instead.