find

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Find Commands

Find command syntax with verified terminal examples.

Commands

10 commands for Find

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Find Command: Find And Delete Empty Files Or Directories

find <path/to/directory> -type <f|d> -empty -delete -print

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Find Command: Find Directories Case Insensitive

find <path/to/directory> -type d -iname '<*lib*>'

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Find Command: Find Files By Extension

find <path/to/directory> -name '<*.ext>'

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Find Command: Find Files By Size Range

find <path/to/directory> -maxdepth 1 -size <+500k> -size <-10M>

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Find Command: Find Files By Size Range Limited Depth

find <path/to/directory> -maxdepth 1 -size <+500k> -size <-10M>

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Find Command: Find Files Excluding Specific Paths

find <path/to/directory> -name '<*.py>' -not -path '<*/site-packages/*>'

Find Command: Find Files Matching Multiple Patterns

find <path/to/directory> -path '<*/path/*/*.ext>' -or -name '<*pattern*>'

Find Command: Find Modified Files Today And Archive

find <path/to/directory> -daystart -mtime <-1> -exec <tar -cvf archive.tar> {} \+

Find Command: Find Recently Modified Files

find <path/to/directory> -daystart -mtime <-1> -exec <tar -cvf archive.tar> {} \+

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Find Command: Run Command For Each File

find <path/to/directory> -name '<*.ext>' -exec <wc -l> {} \;

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Coverage: Focused examples for common Find workflows.

Verified version: current stable LTS.

Verification: Test commands in a disposable workspace and submit notes for edge cases.