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.

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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.