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Search Entire Linux FS for File

Writer: William B
William B
Aug 5, 2025
1 min read

During the operations and troubleshooting of a Linux based operating system, you might find the need to search the OS for a specific file you might be looking for.


This will do the trick if you know exact filename:

find / -type f -name "YOUR_FILE_NAME"

If you want to match more files (ignore case).

find / -type f -iname "YOUR_FILE_NAME*"

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