find
Syntax
find [path] [options]
Options
-depth processes the current directory first, then subdirectories.
-maxdepth n restricts searches to n levels of directories.
-follow processes directories included through symbolic links.
-name pattern finds files whose names match the pattern.
-ctime n matches files modified exactly n days ago.
-user uname finds files the specified user owns.
-group gname finds files the specified group owns.
-path pattern finds files whose pathname matches the pattern.
-perm mode finds files with the specified permission setting.
-size +nK finds files bigger than n kilobytes.
-type x finds files of a specified type, where x is one of the following:
f matches files.
d matches directories.
-print displays the names of the files found.
-exec command [options] {} \; executes the specified command by passing it the name of the file that was found.
Description
The find command is useful for finding all files that match a specified set of criteria. If you type find without any arguments, the output is a listing of every file in all subdirectories of the current directory. To view all files whose names end with .gz, type find . -name "*.gz".