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The find command can find files on the system by name, date, owner, or permissions.

Usage

find <folder> [type flags] <search term>

$ ls
onefile threefiles twofiles
$ find . -name onefile
./onefile
$ find . -name "*files"
./threefiles
./twofiles
$ find . -name "*file*"
./threefiles
./onefile
./twofiles

Important Flags

-name: find based on name