Question: What Does the Find Command Do in Linux?

find command in Linux with examples.

The find command in UNIX is a command line utility for walking a file hierarchy.

It can be used to find files and directories and perform subsequent operations on them.

It supports searching by file, folder, name, creation date, modification date, owner and permissions.

What is the function of find command?

Search for files in a directory hierarchy

How do I find a file in Linux terminal?

To find files in Linux terminal, do the following.

• Open your favorite terminal app.
• Type the following command: find /path/to/folder/ -iname *file_name_portion*
• If you need to find only files or only folders, add the option -type f for files or -type d for directories.