Learn how to search inside files in Linux using grep, find, and ripgrep. Useful to debug configs, search logs, and explore codebases fast.

Here are some basic ways to use the find command in the Linux Command Line interface, useful if this is your preferred method, or you don't have a distro with a searchable file application.

The Linux find command makes it easy to find files on your system – even if you don’t remember their names or exactly when you last updated them. Some of the options are a bit more challenging ...

In this how-to we will look at the find command and a range of additional arguments which will give us a variety of approaches to finding files and directories.

Identifying Files Larger Than a Specified Size in Linux In another article, we explained how to find files in Linux using the find command to search based on a filename or part of a filename.

To make sure files aren't removed accidentally when running the Linux find command, use the -ok command. It will ask for permission before removing any files.

Jack Wallen shows you how to locate files on the Linux directory hierarchy using the find command.

Conclusion Linux provides powerful command-line tools, such as grep and find, to assist you in searching and finding files based on specific text strings. These tools enable you to quickly locate ...