Linux File Search: Find Files by Name Easily

  1. By using the find command, you can search for file names in a specified directory. The syntax is as follows:
find /path/to/search -name "filename"
  1. To utilize the locate command: The locate command searches the locate database for files matching the specified file name. The syntax is as follows:
locate filename
  1. You can use the grep command to search for files containing a specific file name in a specified directory. The syntax is as follows:
grep -r "filename" /path/to/search
  1. Using the ls command with wildcards: You can use the ls command with wildcards to search for filenames in the current directory, the syntax is as follows:
ls *filename*
  1. To search for file names in a specific directory using the find command with wildcards, you can combine find command with wildcards to search for file names in a specific directory. The syntax is as follows:
find /path/to/search -name "*filename*"
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