These are called "wildcards," and they can make your life in the Linux terminal much easier. Wildcard characters, also known ...

The Linux file system starts with a single root directory, which is straightforward to navigate and manage. You can use basic terminal commands to perform basic file operations, such as locating ...

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 ...

If you have trouble finding files in your Linux distribution, there's a built-in command line tool that makes your job much easier.

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 ...

Type "Terminal" in the Launcher search bar in the Ubuntu Unity interface. If you are using another Linux distribution, click on the main menu and choose the "Terminal," "Xterm" or "Konsole" option.

If you need to search for files in OS X, one option it is to use the OS X Terminal application and some of its services.

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