Find Command

• search files and display the full path
• execute command on search results
• Different search criteria
  • name
  • part name
  • ownership
  • owning group
  • permissions
  • inode number
  • last access
  • modification time in days or minutes
  • size
  • file type
• Command syntax
  • {find} + {path} + {search option} + {action}
• Options
  • -name / -iname (search by name)
  • -user / -group (UID / GID)
  • -perm (permissions)
  • -inum (inode)
  • -atime/amin (access time)
  • -mtime/amin (modification time)
  • -size / -type (size / type)
• Action
  • copy, erase, rename, change ownership, modify permissions
    • -exec {} \;
      • replaces {} for each filename as it is found. The semicolon character (;) marks the termination of the command and it is escaped with the backslash character (\).
    • -ok {} \;
      • same as exec but requires confirmation.
  • -delete
  • -print <- default