Search files & directories on Linux


Today we will learn how to search files and directories filtered with various parameters.

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The command we use is *find.* Consider a few examples:

# find / -name -iname '*hta*' -size +100M -mtime +3

search:

• The complete system (/)

• All files or directories containing *hta* ('*hta*')

• Ignoring case (-iname)

• With size larger than 100MB (-size +100 M)

• Files modified more than 3 days

# find / -empty

Find files and empty directories (-empty)

As a final command, the following will search the folder sizes ordered from lowest to highest:

# du -hs $(du -s * | sort -g | awk '{print $2}')

Link: [BUSCANDO FICHEROS EN GNU/LINUX: COMANDO FIND](http://flossblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/buscando-ficheros-en-gnulinux-comando-find/)

Link: [Tamaño de las carpetas ordenado de menor a mayor](https://snipt.net/serialsito/tamano-de-las-carpetas-ordenado-de-menor-a-mayor/)