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How to find a file on a Linux VPS
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![linux-find-command](https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/linux-find-command.png)
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Using the command line on a Linux machine could be very uncomfortable, especially for the beginners. Without a GUI it is very difficult to navigate through the directories and find the files you need. In this tutorial, we will show you how to find a specific file if you are using [Linux VPS][1].
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The first thing your need to do is to [connect to your Linux VPS via SSH][2]. There are two common ways to search for a file under Linux. The one way is to use the `find` command and the other way is to use the `locate` command. Let’s start with the former.
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### Find command
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The Linux find command allows you to search the directory tree using various search criteria such as name, type, ownership, size etc. This is the basic syntax:
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# find path expression search-term
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```
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Here is a brief example on how to use the Linux find command to find a specific file by its name:
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# find -name test.file
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The command will search the entire directory tree for a file named `test.file` and will provide you with the location. You can try using a name of a file that actually exists on your Linux VPS.
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Sometimes it may take few minutes for the find command to search the entire directory tree, especially if there are many files and directories on your system. To save a significant amount of time you can specify the searching directory. For example, if you know that the `test.file` is somewhere in the `/var` directory, there is no need to search other directories. Therefore, you can use the command below:
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# find /var -name test.file
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There is also an option to search for a file by time, size, ownership, permissions etc. For more information about these options, you can check the Linux find command man page.
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```
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# man find
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```
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### Locate command
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In order to be able to use the Linux `locate` command, you need to install it first.
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If you are using an [Ubuntu VPS][3], run the following commands to install locate:
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# apt-get update
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# apt-get install mlocate
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```
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If you are using a [CentOS VPS][4], run the following command to install locate:
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# yum install mlocate
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```
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Locate is a faster option to find a file since it searches for the files in a database. To update the search databases run the following command:
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# updatedb
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To find files with locate, use the following syntax:
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# locate test.file
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```
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Just like with the find command, there are many options to filter the search output. To learn more about this you can check the Linux locate command man page.
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# man locate
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```
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* * *
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Of course, you don’t have to do any of this if you use one of our[ Linux VPS hosting][5] services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to help you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately.
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via: https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/linux-find-file/
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作者:[RoseHosting][a]
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[a]:https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/linux-find-file/
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[1]:https://www.rosehosting.com/
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[2]:https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/connect-to-your-linux-vps-via-ssh/
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[3]:https://www.rosehosting.com/ubuntu-vps.html
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[4]:https://www.rosehosting.com/centos-vps.html
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[5]:https://www.rosehosting.com/linux-vps-hosting.html
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