Find a File by Name in UNIX, Solaris, or Linux
Posted September 2, 2003 by Quinn McHenry in UNIX
Using the find command, one can locate a file by name.
To find a file such as filename.txt anywhere on the system:
find / -name filename.txt -print
Recent operating system versions do not require the print option because this is the default. To limit the search to a specific directory such as /usr:
find /usr -name filename.txt -print
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