[SOLVED] Find files (or directories) from terminal?

[BassKozz]

What is the command to find files (or directories) from the terminal?

I've tried using the 'find' command, but that doesn't seem to drill down into subdirectories (or at least I am unfamiliar with the attribute required to do so).
TIA,
-BassKozz

[drs305]

What is the command to find files (or directories) from the terminal?

I've tried using the 'find' command, but that doesn't seem to drill down into subdirectories (or at least I am unfamiliar with the attribute required to do so).
TIA,
-BassKozz



sudo find / -type f -iname filename


This will start at the root directory and search all folders/subfolders on the root partition. Since this will search /media and /mnt, if any partitions are mounted on these mount points they will be searched as well.

-type is either f for file or d for directory
-iname makes it case insensitive (e.g. Box or box will be found)

-maxdepth X will PREVENT the search from descending more than X levels

[BassKozz]

sudo find / -type f -iname filename


Thanks drs305,
BTW do you live in Miami (305)?


p.s. to anyone looking: Find Man page (http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?find) use '-type d' to find directories.
I read the Man page prior to posting this thread, but it was a bit confusing, so thanks again for helping decipher drs305 ;)

[drs305]

Thanks drs305,
BTW do you live in Miami (305)?


p.s. to anyone looking: Find Man page (http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?find) use '-type d' to find directories.
I read the Man page prior to posting this thread, but it was a bit confusing, so thanks again for helping decipher drs305 ;)

Nope, east coast but not fla. ;-)

[rampageoberon]

I find the locate command very useful. The slocate database is automatically updated daily.

If you want to update the database then use the following command

sudo updatedb

To find the location of the file

locate <filename>

[BassKozz]

Thanks rampageoberon,

Can 'locate' find directories too?

[tahina]

You can also use tracker (the indexing- and searchtool with the orange magnifyingglass in the gnome panel) from the commandline, with the command tracker-search. (This is a bit overkill for finding files, though. It searches inside documents too.)

[BassKozz]

I find the locate command very useful. The slocate database is automatically updated daily.

If you want to update the database then use the following command

sudo updatedb

To find the location of the file

locate <filename>

Thanks rampageoberon,

Can 'locate' find directories too?

:bump:

[rampageoberon]

Yes it does find directories as well as files.