content/cli/25-practical-examples-of-the-find-command.md

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Title: 25 Practical examples of the find command Date: 2016-08-06 02:45:19 Categories: [cli] tags: [find] Slug: 25-practical-examples-of-the-find-command

Authors: sedlav

find is a utility that allows to search files (regular file, directory, symbolic link…) through a hierarchy of directories, it is powerful and feature-rich. The find command allows you to find files by:

• Name (match with a text or regular expression)
• Symbolic links
• ...

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