How Do I Find a File in Debian?

How do I find files in Debian?

Use the Locate command

1. Debian and Ubuntu sudo apt-get install locate.
2. CentOS yum install locate.
3. Prepare locate command for first use. To update the mlocate.db database before first use, run: sudo updatedb. To use locate, open a terminal and type locate followed by the file name you are looking for.

How do I locate a file in Linux?

Basic Examples

1. find . – name thisfile.txt. …
2. find /home -name *.jpg. Look for all .jpg files in the /home and directories below it.
3. find . – type f -empty. …
4. find /home -user randomperson-mtime 6 -iname “.db”