| Command |
Description |
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# find / -name file1 |
search file and directory into root filesystem from '/' [man] |
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# find / -user user1 |
search files and directories belonging to 'user1' [man] |
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# find /home/user1 -name \*.bin |
search files with '. bin' extension within directory '/ home/user1' [man] |
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# find /usr/bin -type f -atime +100 |
search binary files are not used in the last 100 days [man] |
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# find /usr/bin -type f -mtime -10 |
search files created or changed within 10 days [man] |
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# find / -name *.rpm -exec chmod 755 '{}' \; |
search files with '.rpm' extension and modify permits [man] |
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# find / -xdev -name \*.rpm |
search files with '.rpm' extension ignoring removable partitions as cdrom, pen-drive, etc.… [man] |
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# locate \*.ps |
find files with the '.ps' extension - first run 'updatedb' command [man] |
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# whereis halt |
show location of a binary file, source or man [man] |
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# which halt |
show full path to a binary / executable [man] |
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