The document presents an overview of the 'find' and 'locate' commands used for searching files and directories in Linux. It outlines the functionalities, differences, and various arguments pertaining to both commands, emphasizing that 'find' is more thorough but slower, while 'locate' is faster as it references a prebuilt database. Additionally, the document provides examples of command usage and links to further references.

1. Presentation on
Find & Locate utility
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2. ● Find command used to search and locate list of files and
directories.
● Conditions like
permissions, users, groups, file type, date, size
● Find arguments are case sensitive.
● Find is slower in compare with locate.
● Find take deafult path as pwd.
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3. Find & Locate utility
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4. Find & Locate utility
● $ find (complete path) -name (file name)
Case sensitive
● $ find (complete path) -iname (file name)
not case sensitive
● $ find (complete path) -type f -name (file name) – for file
$ find (complete path) -type d -name (file name) – for
directory
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5. Find & Locate utility
● $ find (complete path) -mtime -(days/minute)
-mtime ---> Modified -(days) back
-atime ---> Accessed -(days) back
-cmin ---> Changed -(minute) back
-amin ---> Accessed -(minute) back
-mmin --> Modified -(minute) back
● $ find (complete path) -size (filesize)(K/M/G)
K -> KB M -> MB G -> GB
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6. ● Locate command used to search and locate list of files.
● Locate can search for files very quickly.
● Locate does not search the file on disk rather it searches for file
paths in a database.
● Database is a file that contains information about the files and
their path on our system and is located at,
/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
● Updatedb keep mlocate database updated when we excute it.
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7. Find & Locate utility
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8. Find & Locate utility
● $ locate (file name) -> case sensitive
● $ locate -0 (file name) -> output in continues format
● $ locate -c (file name) -> output is in numaric form
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9. Find & Locate utility
● $ locate -i (file name) -> not case sensitive
● $ locate -l (number) (file name) -> show (number) of
o/p
● $ locate -e (file name) -> print file which exists in
system
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Reference
● http://www.tecmint.com/35-practical-examples-of-li
nux-find-command/comment-page-7/#comment-863542
● http://www.binarytides.com/linux-find-command-exampl
es/
● http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/03/locate-comman
d-examples/?utm_source=feedburner
● http://alvinalexander.com/blog/post/linux-unix/use-lin
ux-locate-command
● http://superuser.com/questions/199472/what-is-the-diff
erence-between-locate-and-find-in-linux
● http://askubuntu.com/questions/220976/what-is-the-dif
ference-between-find-and-locate-search-methods-in-cat
fish
● http://www.distrorank.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/
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Reference
● http://cts.dmu.ac.uk/study/images/Lear-Siegler-ADM-d
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● http://pix.iemoji.com/images/emoji/apple/ios-9/256/thin
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● https://d3lqgdpixgbyis.cloudfront.net/media/public/201
5/08/25/load_balance.jpg
● http://www.courts.oregon.gov/OJD/PublishingImages/re
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● http://216.115.71.119/Rio/Portals/0/images/Doubts-and
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● http://michaelgleghorn.com/images/doubt.jpg
● http://christianvisionalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/20
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