Unix - Find command examples

Unix - Find command examples

 
Below are some find command examples on Unix OS.

#find <path> <option> <value>

#find /home/james/ -amin 10    ----File was last accessed n minutes ago.

#find /home/james/ -atime 2    ----File was last accessed 2*24 hours ago.

#find /home/james/ -cmin 3    ----Fileâs status was last changed 3 minutes ago.

#find /home/james/ -ctime 3    ----Fileâs status was last changed 3*24 hours ago.

#find /home/james/ -mmin 2    ----Fileâs data was last modified 2 minutes ago.

#find /home/james/ -mtime 2    ----Fileâs data was last modified 2*24 hours ago.

#find /home/james/ -size +10000k    ----File larger than 10MB

#find /home/james/ -size -10000k    ----File smaller than 10MB

#find /home/james/ -iname '*passwd*'    ----File with pattern passwd in it's name
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