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Linux Find Command

The document provides a comprehensive guide on using the 'find' command in Linux to locate files based on various criteria such as name, type, permissions, ownership, date, and size. It includes specific command examples for each category, demonstrating how to find, modify, and delete files effectively. The guide is structured into five parts, covering basic commands, permission-based searches, owner and group searches, date and time searches, and size-based searches.

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Linux Find Command

The document provides a comprehensive guide on using the 'find' command in Linux to locate files based on various criteria such as name, type, permissions, ownership, date, and size. It includes specific command examples for each category, demonstrating how to find, modify, and delete files effectively. The guide is structured into five parts, covering basic commands, permission-based searches, owner and group searches, date and time searches, and size-based searches.

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Find Command

✔ -name pattern: It checks that the file name is the same as the given shell-glob pattern or not.
✔ -type type: It checks that the file is a provided type.
✔ -print: It always gives the true value. It prints the current file name and a newline to stdout.
✔ -print0: It always gives the true value. It prints the current file name and a null character to
stdout. Not needed by POSIX.
✔ -exec program [argument ...];: It always gives the true value. It executes a program with the
fixed given arguments and the current file path.
✔ -exec program [argument ...] { } +: It always gives the true value. It executes a program with
the fixed given arguments and as several paths as possible. For almost every implementation,
other {} occurrences mean extra copies of the given name (aspect not needed by POSIX).
✔ -ok program [argument ...];: It is the same as -exec, but will return false or true if the program
gives 0.

Finding files by type


The '-type' parameter is used to specify the file type.
Some of the file types are as follows:
✔ f: regular file
✔ d: directory
✔ l: symbolic links
✔ c: character devices
✔ b: block devices

Part I – Basic Find Commands for Finding Files with Names


When it comes to finding files with specific names, the find command offers a range of options to
streamline the process. Here are some basic find commands for locating files based on their names.

1. Find Files Using Name in Current Directory


Find all the files whose name is tecmint.txt in a current working directory.
# find . -name tecmint.txt

./tecmint.txt

2. Find Files Under Home Directory


Find all the files under /home directory with the name tecmint.txt.

# find /home -name tecmint.txt


/home/tecmint.txt

3. Find Files Using Name and Ignoring Case


Find all the files whose name is tecmint.txt and contains both capital and small letters in /home
directory.
# find /home -iname tecmint.txt

./tecmint.txt
./Tecmint.txt

4. Find Directories Using Name


Find all directories whose name is Tecmint in / directory.
# find / -type d -name Tecmint

/Tecmint

5. Find PHP Files Using Name


Find all php files whose name is tecmint.php in a current working directory.
# find . -type f -name tecmint.php

./tecmint.php

6. Find all PHP Files in the Directory


Find all php files in a directory.
# find . -type f -name "*.php"

./tecmint.php
./login.php
./index.php

Part II – Find Files Based on their Permissions


Here are some examples of find commands for finding files based on their permissions.

7. Find Files With 777 Permissions


Find all the files whose permissions are 777.
# find . -type f -perm 0777 -print

8. Find Files Without 777 Permissions


Find all the files without permission 777.
# find / -type f ! -perm 777
9. Find SGID Files with 644 Permissions
Find all the SGID bit files whose permissions are set to 644.
# find / -perm 2644

10. Find Sticky Bit Files with 551 Permissions


Find all the Sticky Bit set files whose permission is 551.
# find / -perm 1551

11. Find SUID Files


Find all SUID set files.
# find / -perm /u=s

12. Find SGID Files


Find all SGID set files.
# find / -perm /g=s

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13. Find Read-Only Files


Find all Read-Only files.
# find / -perm /u=r

14. Find Executable Files


Find all Executable files.
# find / -perm /a=x

15. Find Files with 777 Permissions and Chmod to 644


Find all 777 permission files and use the chmod command to set permissions to 644.
# find / -type f -perm 0777 -print -exec chmod 644 {} \;

16. Find Directories with 777 Permissions and Chmod to 755


Find all 777 permission directories and use the chmod command to set permissions to 755.
# find / -type d -perm 777 -print -exec chmod 755 {} \;

17. Find and Remove Single File


To find a single file called tecmint.txt and remove it.
# find . -type f -name "tecmint.txt" -exec rm -f {} \;
18. Find and remove Multiple File
To find and remove multiple files such as .mp3 or .txt, then use.
# find . -type f -name "*.txt" -exec rm -f {} \;

OR

# find . -type f -name "*.mp3" -exec rm -f {} \;

19. Find all Empty Files


To find all empty files under a certain path.
# find /tmp -type f -empty

20. Find all Empty Directories


To file all empty directories under a certain path.
# find /tmp -type d -empty

21. File all Hidden Files


To find all hidden files, use the below command.
# find /tmp -type f -name ".*"

Part III – Search Files Based On Owners and Groups


Here are some examples of find commands for finding files based on owners and groups:

22. Find Single File Based on User


To find all or single files called tecmint.txt under / root directory of owner root.
# find / -user root -name tecmint.txt

23. Find all Files Based on User


To find all files that belong to user Tecmint under /home directory.
# find /home -user tecmint

24. Find all Files Based on Group


To find all files that belong to the group Developer under /home directory.
# find /home -group developer

25. Find Particular Files of User


To find all .txt files of user Tecmint under /home directory.
# find /home -user tecmint -iname "*.txt"
Part IV – Find Files and Directories Based on Date and Time
Here are some examples of find commands for locating files and directories based on date and time.

26. Find Last 50 Days Modified Files


To find all the files which are modified 50 days back.
# find / -mtime 50

27. Find Last 50 Days Accessed Files


To find all the files which are accessed 50 days back.
# find / -atime 50

28. Find Last 50-100 Days Modified Files


To find all the files which are modified more than 50 days back and less than 100 days.
# find / -mtime +50 –mtime -100

29. Find Changed Files in Last 1 Hour


To find all the files which are changed in the last 1 hour.
# find / -cmin -60

30. Find Modified Files in Last 1 Hour


To find all the files which are modified in the last 1 hour.
# find / -mmin -60

31. Find Accessed Files in Last 1 Hour


To find all the files which are accessed in the last 1 hour.
# find / -amin -60

Part V – Find Files and Directories Based on Size


Here are some examples of find commands for locating files and directories based on size.

32. Find 50MB Files


To find all 50MB files, use.
# find / -size 50M

33. Find Size between 50MB – 100MB


To find all the files which are greater than 50MB and less than 100MB.
# find / -size +50M -size -100M

34. Find and Delete 100MB Files


To find all 100MB files and delete them using one single command.
# find / -type f -size +100M -exec rm -f {} \;

35. Find Specific Files and Delete


Find all .mp3 files with more than 10MB and delete them using one single command.
# find / -type f -name *.mp3 -size +10M -exec rm {} \;

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