How to find a file or a folder through SSH

wpspeedster · Jan 15, 2017

Hi,

Could someone help me find a file or a folder in Linux when using SSH please?

Thank in advance.

LJSHost · Jan 15, 2017

Few ways of doing this

1. Locate command
This is this easiest why of finding files but it uses a databases which much be updated with

Code:

 updatedb

Code:

 Locate filename

2. Using the find command
This is the most powerful way of finding files, the find command will allow you to search in every way possible

Code:

 find / -name filename

This is very simple example, the find command is very powerful and do anything including deleting, copying and truncating files.

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