Linux: find

Basic usage

find

Find files

find <dir> -type f

Find directories

find <dir> -type d

Find files by name

find . -name '<filename>'

Find files by user

find . -user '<username>'

Find a file without a specific word

find . ! -name '*<word>*'

Find files by extension:`

find . -name '*.<extension>'

Find and use the stdout in a command:

find <dir> -type f -exec <command> {} \;

find <dir> -type d -exec <command> {} \;

Find files changed in the last n*24 hours:

find <dir> -ctime <n>