Using the find command

The find command is used to recursively locate files in a directory hierarchy. Since programmers and system administrators spend a great deal of time working with files, familiarity with this command can make each more efficient at the terminal.

The command is composed of four parts:

the command nameoptions that control how the command searches (optional)the path(s) to search (required)expressions (composed of ���primaries) and ���operators��� that filter files by name (optional)

A primary is a...