• Find a File in Linux by Name or Extension. Use find from the command line to locate a specific file by name or extension.
  • The “find” command on the Linux terminal is a powerful tool used to locate files and directories within a specified directory or throughout the entire file system.
  • In other words, it help us find files or directories based on size, name, permissions, last access,etc. Here is the syntax ... Find By File Name(Case Insensitive).
  • Linux FIND Files That Don’t Match a Name. ... Linux FIND Files by Last Accessed TIme Example. Combine FIND with Other Linux Commands.
  • The best way to find files by name in Linux is using the find command with the “-name” option.
  • Using Find to Search by Name. ... Lastly, if you want to find a certain file by name and remove it, use the -delete argument after the file name
  • Finding files by their name is one of the most common scenarios of finding files in Linux. Here are a few examples to help.
  • Locate Linux Files by Their Name or Extension. Type find into the command line to track down a particular file by its name or extension.
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    • Find file by name in a specified directory in Linux
    • Find files by name in the current folder in Linux
    Find file by name in a specified directory in Linux.
  • 1. Find a single file by name. When you know the name of a file but can't remember where you saved it, use find to search your home directory.