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25 Practical examples of the find command

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Yoander Valdes Rodriguez
Jun 3, 2016

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 – Dates – Size – Type: regular file, directory, symbolic link, socket,??? ???
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