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Cheat Sheet:
To search current directory and sub directories for a specific file: $ find . -name "rc.conf" -print Same, but case insensitive: $ find . -iname "rc.conf" -print Search for both mpg & avi: $ find . -iname '*.mpg' -o -iname '*.avi' Same, but files only: $ find . -type f -name "rc.conf" -print To search the entire filesystem for a specific file: $ find / -name "rc.conf" -print To search for content inside files: $ find . -name "*.css" -exec grep -l "#content" {} \; To replace content inside files: $find . -name "*.css" -exec sed -i -r 's/#(FF0000|F00)\b/#0F0/' {} \; (replaces #FF0000 red w/ #00FF00 green ) To find files changed in the last 1 day $ find . -ctime -1 -type f To find files larger than 1 Mb in /tmp $ find /tmp -size 1M -type f To find files newer than main.css in ~/src $ find ~/src -newer main.css To execute a command on every file/dir $ find [expression..] -exec [command..] '{}' \; Example: find all files/dirs named CVS and delete them: $ find -name CVS -exec rm -Rf '{}' \; Example: find all files containing a string: $ find * -exec grep -l '<string>' {} \; To search only on the given directory: $ find [directory..] -maxdepth 1 Example: find all directories modified in the past day and permission 755: $ find . -type d -mtime 1 -perm 755 Example: find and fix all files that have permission o+w: $ find -type f -perm /002 -exec chmod o-w '{}' \; More examples - http://johnmeister.com/CS/UNIX/FIND/find-usage.html

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