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UNIX Find A File Command
I’ve just started to use Sun Solaris UNIX in our Labs. I’d like to know more about finding files from from the shell prompt. How do I find a file under UNIX?
Grep Words From a File

Q. How do I grep words from a text file under UNIX / Linux / BSD operating systems?
Howto use grep command in Linux / UNIX
Q. How do I use grep command in Linux?
A. grep command searches the given file for lines containing a match to the given strings or words. By default, grep prints the matching lines. Use grep to search for lines of text that match one or many regular expressions, and [...]
How do I search my Linux / UNIX server for a file?
Q. How do I search Linux box for a file?
A. You need to use find command, which search for files in a directory hierarchy (file system) and prints information about the files it found. It is run like as follows:
find {dir-name} -name {file-name}
Find command examples
Find out file called foo.txt:
# find / -name foo.txt
Find out [...]
How do I find all the files owned by a particular user or group?
Q. How do I list or find all the files owned by a particular system user or group under Linux or UNIX operating system?
A. Only find command (search for files in a directory hierarchy) got options that allow you to search files owned by a specific user or groups.
Find file owned by group
Use following syntax:
find [...]