find - a utility for finding files.

find -[PLH] search-start-point[s] [filters] [actions]

Options
  • -P - default, don't follow symbolic links.
  • -L - follow symbolic links, even onto other filesystems.
  • -H - follow link only if it is a searh-start-point. search-start-point[s]
  • - list of directories where to start search in.
  • - can be relative or absolute.
  • - if file found, directory path included in found file info. filters - list of contitional qualifying tests - optional. Partial list of filters.
      -mount - stay in local file-system of search-start-point. When used with -L, follows links but only on same partition. -name name - look for specified name. Filename wild-cards allowed so quoting is a good idea in many cases. -inum n - look for filename[s] with the inode n. Good for finding multiple names for a file. Note, you must have permissions to access directories under starting-point. -link n - look for files having a certain link count. +/- can be used to specify greater or less than.