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 ====== Finding Files ======
 <color darkorange>Apr 2020</color>
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+<color darkorange>Updated Apr 2023</color>
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 One thing I have always struggled with is finding things in CentOS. So here I am going to put a few examples, and over time hopefully add some more.
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+<color #ed1c24>If you are not 'root' then you can't search for any file/folder that requires root privileges.</color>
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 ==== Examples ====
-find / -file "install.sh"
+To find a file, use: <color #ed1c24>find / -file "install.sh"</color>
+I think -file should be - name: <color #ed1c24>find / -name "install.sh"</color>
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+In the above example, the "/" is root, so find will look in root and all of its subfolders for a file called "install.sh".
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+You can specify a location to search with <color #ed1c24>find /home "filename.ext"</color>
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+If you are unsure about the filename, but can remember some of it, a wildcard search might help: <color #ed1c24>find / -name “myFile*”</color>
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+Find files with the same extension: <color #ed1c24>find / -name *.log</color>
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+If you only wish to find folders then use -type d: <color #ed1c24>find / name home -type d</color>
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+If you are only interested in files created in the last 2 days use: <color #ed1c24>find / -name home -type d -mtime -2</color> This looks for folders called home created in the last 2 days.
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