unix find file by name

Syntax

1. -name file-name – Search for given file-name. You can use pattern such as *. ...
2. -iname file-name – Like -name, but the match is case insensitive. ...
3. -user userName – The file's owner is userName.
4. -group groupName – The file's group owner is groupName.
5. -type N – Search by file type.

1. How do I search for a file with a specific name in Linux?
2. How do I search for files by name?
3. How do I search for a file containing text in Unix?
4. How do I find a file using Find command?
5. How do I find a file without knowing the path in Unix?
6. How do I search for a file in Unix?
7. How do I search for a file?
8. How do I search a folder?
9. What is text in Unix?
10. How do I find a grep command in Unix?
11. How do I search the contents of a file in Linux?

How do I search for a file with a specific name in Linux?

Basic Examples

1. find . - name thisfile.txt. If you need to know how to find a file in Linux called thisfile. ...
2. find /home -name *.jpg. Look for all . jpg files in the /home and directories below it.
3. find . - type f -empty. Look for an empty file inside the current directory.
4. find /home -user randomperson-mtime 6 -iname ".db"

How do I search for files by name?

Windows 10

1. Press the Windows key , then type part or all the file name you want to find. ...
2. In the search results, click the Documents, Music, Photos, or Videos section header to view a list of files that meet the search criteria.
3. Click the file name you want to open.

How do I search for a file containing text in Unix?

The grep command searches through the file, looking for matches to the pattern specified. To use it type grep , then the pattern we're searching for and finally the name of the file (or files) we're searching in.

How do I find a file using Find command?

You can use the find command to search for a file or directory on your file system. By using the -exec flag ( find -exec ), files can be found and immediately processed within the same command.
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Options and Optimization for find.

How do I find a file without knowing the path in Unix?

You need to use the find command on a Linux or Unix-like system to search through directories for files.
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Syntax

1. -name file-name – Search for given file-name. ...
2. -iname file-name – Like -name, but the match is case insensitive. ...
3. -user userName – The file's owner is userName.

How do I search for a file in Unix?

The find command in UNIX is a command line utility for walking a file hierarchy. It can be used to find files and directories and perform subsequent operations on them. It supports searching by file, folder, name, creation date, modification date, owner and permissions.

How do I search for a file?

In this article

1. Introduction.
2. 1Choose Start→Computer.
3. 2Double-click an item to open it.
4. 3If the file or folder that you want is stored within another folder, double-click the folder or a series of folders until you locate it.
5. 4When you find the file you want, double-click it.

How do I search a folder?

Create an Advanced Search

1. In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
2. Open an Explorer window in the location where you want to search.
3. Click or tap in the Search box. ...
4. Click or tap the Computer, Current folder, or All subfolders to specify a search location.

What is text in Unix?

Text Processing in Unix

Filters are commands that always read their input from 'stdin' and write their output to 'stdout'. Users can use file redirection and 'pipes' to setup 'stdin' and 'stdout' as per their need. Pipes are used to direct the 'stdout' stream of one command to the 'stdin' stream of the next command.

How do I find a grep command in Unix?

To Find Whole Words Only

Grep allows you to find and print the results for whole words only. To search for the word phoenix in all files in the current directory, append –w to the grep command. When –w is omitted, grep displays the search pattern even if it is a substring of another word.

How do I search the contents of a file in Linux?

To find files containing specific text in Linux, do the following.

1. Open your favorite terminal app. XFCE4 terminal is my personal preference.
2. Navigate (if required) to the folder in which you are going to search files with some specific text.
3. Type the following command: grep -iRl "your-text-to-find" ./