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So, if I were to tell find to start in the demo directory but look for the another.txt file I created at the begining it actually will find it in the subdirectory named innerdemo. Īnother thing worth mentioning is that the find command will recursively traverse the inner directories to find matching files burried within the directory it starts in. For example, if I move back up one directly and I can explicitly say I want to start my search in the demo directory as shown below. It may be clear from the last example but, I will still say it anyway, you can include a first argument to the find command which represents the starting directory you want to search from. to indicate the current directory should be searched like so. You can also explicitly search the current directly by following the find command with a. When find is used solely with the -name argument and a file name pattern then the command defaults to implicitly searching the current directory. I could now use the find command to locate the findme.txt file in the current directory with the following command. rw-rw-r- 1 tci tci 0 Apr 20 14:10 ignoreme.txt rw-rw-r- 1 tci tci 0 Apr 20 14:10 findme.txt $ touch findme.txt ignoreme.txt innerdemo/another.txt So, let me preceed my first example by making a couple directories named demo and demo/innerdemo along with a couple of text files to work with like so. Well like most things in Linux, or perhaps technology in general, the best way to become familiar with something new is to find a few examples and begin experimenting. ( EXPR ) ! EXPR -not EXPR EXPR1 -a EXPR2 EXPR1 -and EXPR2ĮXPR1 -o EXPR2 EXPR1 -or EXPR2 EXPR1, EXPR2

Operators (decreasing precedence -and is implicit where no others are given): Usage: find ĭefault path is the current directory default expression is -printĮxpression may consist of: operators, options, tests, and actions: Peeking at the help for the find command shows a command structure as shown below. The find command in Linux is an essential tool at the disposal of every Linux user which provides efficient searching capabilities within the file system. Basic Syntax and Semantics of the find Command