find

• Figure out where you put your files
  • find start options
• find . -name pattern -print
• Lists all files that match the pattern in the current directory or any sub-directories
• The pattern should be in quotes to prevent the shell from using globbing in the current directory.
• -print is a default action so it can be omitted if there is no other action.
• find . -name "*.exe" -print -delete
• Lists and deletes all files ending in .exe in the current directory and sub-directories.
• Avoid using find on the root directory on a shared machine.

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