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find: search for files

The find commands allows you to search for files based on specified properties   (a filter for the file system)
  • searches an entire directory tree, testing each file for the required property.
  • takes some action for all "matching" files (usually just print the file name)
Invocation: 

find StartDirectory Tests Actions

where

  • the Tests examine file properties like name, type, modification date
  • the Actions can be simply to print the name or execute an arbitrary command on the matched file