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Linux find command
find
英[faɪnd] 美[faɪnd]
v.find;discover;find out;discover
n.find something ;The person who was found
Third person singular: finds Present participle: finding Past tense: found Past participle: found
Linux find command syntax
Function: The find command is used to find files in the specified directory.
Syntax: find path -option [ -print ] [ -exec -ok command ] {} \;
Linux find command example
List all files with file extension c in the current directory and its subdirectories.
# find . -name "*.c"
List all general files in the current directory and its subdirectories
# find . -type f
List all files in the current directory and its subdirectories that have been updated in the last 20 days
# find . -ctime -20
Find ordinary files in the /var/log directory that were changed more than 7 days ago, and ask them before deleting:
# find /var/log -type f -mtime +7 -ok rm {} \;The owner of the file in the directory before searching has read and write permissions, and the group to which the file belongs Files that the user and other users have read permission for:
# find . -type f -perm 644 -exec ls -l {} \;To find all normal files with file length 0 in the system and list their full paths:
# find / -type f -size 0 -exec ls -l {} \; 