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The find Command

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The find Command

find searches a directory tree for files and directories matching criteria like name, type, or modification time. find . -name "*.txt" searches the current directory recursively for files ending in .txt. It's far more powerful than simple globbing for searching nested directory structures.

Note: find . -name "*.log" -mtime -1 finds .log files modified in the last day — great for log cleanup scripts.

Example: The find Command

bash 
#!/bin/bash
mkdir -p search_demo
touch search_demo/a.txt search_demo/b.log search_demo/c.txt

find search_demo -name "*.txt"
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