How to Use FIND Command to Search for a File or a Directory in Linux

DaRecordon · Oct 13, 2016

I want to find a file in my VPS linux and I read web hosting guides on a web hosting blog, they presented using find command but I tried to run it on my SSH console but I could not run this command. Does it require me to install somethings to run the find command? What are exact commands to find a File or a Directory in Linux with find?

LJSHost · Oct 13, 2016

What error are you getting when running the find command ?

Find should already be installed.

Optimidia · Oct 14, 2016

Try something like

Code:

cd /;
find | grep FileYouAreLookingFor

and let us know what the output is. Also make sure you are logged in with the right privileges and account to SSH.

UnderHost · Oct 14, 2016

For your current folder use . or remplace /home for the location you are searching from.

Folders only:

find /home -type d -name 'searchfolders'

Files:

find /home -type f -name searchfiles.php

UWH-David · Oct 14, 2016

DaRecordon said:
I want to find a file in my VPS linux and I read web hosting guides on a web hosting blog, they presented using find command but I tried to run it on my SSH console but I could not run this command. Does it require me to install somethings to run the find command? What are exact commands to find a File or a Directory in Linux with find?

That is odd, find is a default command. Try the following command

Code:

/usr/bin/find . -type f -name thefilename

You may be in a pretty jailed out ssh session or not in a shell like bash. You might want to verify your profile is set to bash in /etc/profile and your path setting is in place. You could always try the "locate" command.

If you have the ability to install, you could run:

CenOS/RedHat/Fedora/Scientific

Code:

sudo su
yum install mlocate
updatedb
locate "yourfile"

Debian/Mint/Ubuntu

Code:

sudo su
apt-get install mlocate
updatedb
locate "yourfile"

How to Use FIND Command to Search for a File or a Directory in Linux

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