Find a file Search command under Linux

Under Linux, it is often necessary to find some files in a certain location. What to do? It's enough to use the Find command. Find Search-path Expressions Search-string

If you want to search the current directory. Then the search-path can be empty or a period '. '

If you look for files that were accessed 3 minutes before the current directory. Find. -amin 3

If you look for files that were accessed four days ago.

Find. -atime 4

If you look for a file with the file name changed 5 minutes ago. Find. -cmin 5

If you look for a file with a changed file name 6 days ago. Find. -ctime 6

If you look for a file that was modified 7 minutes ago. Find. -mmin 7

If you look for a file that was modified 8 days ago. Find. -mtime 8

If you look for a file with a file size of zero. Find. -empty

If you look for a file with index number 11331.

Find. -inode 11331

If you are looking for a file with the file name a.out. Find. -name a.out

If you want to find files with files named A.out and a.out.

Find. -iname a.out

Join to find a file with a permission value of 644. Find-perm 644

Join all files to query the current directory.

Find

Find-print

Another three options are more common.

-H does not follow symbolic links (but follows when processing command line arguments)

-L always follow symbolic connections

-P never follow a symbolic link (this is the default value)

Symbolic Links Symbolic Links

File type is L

Similar to the shortcut under Windows.

User default directory is ~

The current directory is.

The last directory was-

root directory is/

The previous level directory is:

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Find a file Search command under Linux