Linux - Find Files in Linux (find, whereis)

Linux - Find Files in Linux (find, whereis)

Find code and diagrams at: https://ift.tt/2zY82iQ To find files and configurations in Linux you can use the find and whereis commands. Whereis who’s you the folders where data for applications are stored. Find allows you to search for files and folders on the system. Whereis: https://ift.tt/2ZuKmDH Find: https://ift.tt/30JKmNq Whereis whereis php – shows where PHP files are stored. You can run whereis from any directory and do not need to use sudo. Find Find allows you to search your system for files and folders. If you receive permission issues or an odd response try using sudo. sudo find / -name ‘test.txt’ – command / location to start from (if left blank find starts from the folder you are in / argument / file being searched for. -name – case sensitive search find -name ‘test.txt’ -iname – case insensitive search find -iname ‘test.txt’ -user – searches based on user owner find -user ‘bob’ -cmin – searches based on time since a file was modified find -cmin -10

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