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search files with the starting pattern

The command is used to look for files and directories starting with the letters inside the double quotation marks and in front of the star.

Source: Link

Example 1:

command:

find ./ -name "ch*"

output:

.//non-fiction/OUP/Berk/ch2.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Berk/ch1.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Berk/ch7.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch2.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch3.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch1.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch7.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch6.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch8.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch9.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch15.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy/ch14.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Rybczynski/ch2.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Rybczynski/ch3.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Rybczynski/ch1.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch3.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch1.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch4.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch5.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch7.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch6.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch8.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch9.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch10.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher/ch2.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher/ch1.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher/ch5.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher/ch6.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher/ch9.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher/ch10.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chR.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chP.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chQ.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chB.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chC.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chA.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chV.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chW.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chM.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chZ.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chL.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chN.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chY.txt
.//non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chO.txt

Exmaple 2:

command:

find ./ -name "A*"

output:

.//non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Amsterdam-WhereToGo.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Amsterdam-WhatToDo.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Athens-History.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Athens-WhereToGo.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Algarve-Intro.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Amsterdam-History.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Algarve-WhatToDo.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Amsterdam-Intro.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Algarve-WhereToGo.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Athens-Intro.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Algarve-History.txt
.//travel_guides/berlitz2/Athens-WhatToDo.txt

Search files and folders by size

The command is used to search for all files less or greater than the specified size. It will depends on the sign infront of the words size. If it is +, It will search for all greater than the specified size. If it is -, it will search for all less than the specified size. The specified size is behind size.

Source: Link

Exmaple 1: command:

find . -size -10k

output:

.
./non-fiction
./non-fiction/OUP
./non-fiction/OUP/Berk
./non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy
./non-fiction/OUP/Rybczynski
./non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman
./non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chQ.txt
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chW.txt
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chZ.txt
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chN.txt
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chY.txt
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chO.txt
./travel_guides
./travel_guides/berlitz1
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRLasVegas.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroMalaysia.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRIstanbul.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRHongKong.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroEdinburgh.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroDublin.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroMadeira.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroIbiza.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroIsrael.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/WhatToHawaii.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRLisbon.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroLosAngeles.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRMallorca.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/JungleMalaysia.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/WhatToFrance.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRLosAngeles.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroJerusalem.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRMadeira.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRIbiza.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroIstanbul.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroHongKong.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroFWI.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroGreek.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRLakeDistrict.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/WhereToHawaii.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRJerusalem.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroEgypt.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/IntroMallorca.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz2
./travel_guides/berlitz2/Algarve-Intro.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz2/Bahamas-Intro.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz2/Amsterdam-Intro.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz2/Athens-Intro.txt

Example 2: command:

find . -size -1k

output:

./non-fiction
./non-fiction/OUP
./non-fiction/OUP/Berk
./non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy
./non-fiction/OUP/Rybczynski
./non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman
./non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro
./travel_guides
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRIstanbul.txt
./travel_guides/berlitz1/HandRIbiza.txt

List directories

The command is used to list directories in a path.

Source: Link

Example 1:

command:

find ./non-fiction -type d

output:

./non-fiction
./non-fiction/OUP
./non-fiction/OUP/Berk
./non-fiction/OUP/Abernathy
./non-fiction/OUP/Rybczynski
./non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman
./non-fiction/OUP/Fletcher
./non-fiction/OUP/Castro

Example 2:

command:

find ./travel_guides -type d

output:

./travel_guides
./travel_guides/berlitz1
./travel_guides/berlitz2

Search files with case-insensitive

This command is used to search files name with case-insensitive.

Source: Link

Example 1:

command:

find . -iname "ch4.txt"

output:

./non-fiction/OUP/Berk/CH4.txt
./non-fiction/OUP/Kauffman/ch4.txt

Example 2:

command:

find . -iname "chy.txt"

output:

./non-fiction/OUP/Castro/chY.txt