Linux Find Files 
 

Linux is an operating system which uses kernel.  It is very similar to UNIX operating system.  This operating system is available in many different languages and this aspect has made it very popular and famous all over the world.   It can be used in servers, mobiles, game consoles, desktops etc.    It is very user friendly and favorable operating software.  It comes with a very easy installation facility.  But, Linux operating software is best when used in servers.  Another area of wide publicity has been the use in desktop computers.  It has a many inbuilt commands which are very user friendly and easy to understand.  

  

Finding the file in Linux 

      Finding a file in the Linux means to find out a file which already exists in the computer and you don't know the complete address or location of the file.  Here, Linux find files can be done in many ways.   

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  • The best and easy option available is the using the “find” tool.  This option comes with a lot of limitation and factor which can be used to find the required file.  It searches the files and shows in another window from where the file can be directly accessed.

 

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  • Another option of finding a file in the Linux software is to use the “locate” command on your computer.  Basically locate command only tells or shows the location where the file exists and then you can go to the location and access the file.  It is quite different from find tool which provide a direct access.

 

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  • Another and last way to Linux find files is to search the file manually which is a very long and cumbersome process.

 
 
 

General Opinion 

Among all the three mentioned above commands, the find command is the most advanced, commonly used, and easy to execute.  This command helps and gives the output very fast from where the file can be accessed directly.  This command helps in finding the file even if we don't know the name or the location or any thing about the file that is to be searched.  It is a very powerful and strong searching tool available in the Linux operating system.  However, Linux find files command is a very simple and easy to use command and infact these days all the operating software are coming with a help menu which provides all the possible help from anywhere in the computer.  So, the user gets all type of help from this help command.