How to find files in Linux and Unix
Updated: 08/31/2020 by Computer Hope
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This page is for users looking for ways to find files in Linux, not how to find text within a file in Linux. For help with finding text within a file, see: How to find text within files in Linux.
Linux and Unix and their variants have different ways of locating files. See each of the following commands for additional information about the command and how they can locate files.