Finding A File On Linux

Finding a file in a Linux system can be difficult if you don't know how. Know the best way by reading this steps.

The easiest way to find a file on Linux is to:

• SSH to your linux server
• Install mlocate (assuming it's not already installed):
  • CentOS/Fedora: yum install mlocate
  • Ubuntu/Debian: apt-get install mlocate
• Answer yes to download and install mlocate
• You now need to update the file location database by typing: updatedb
• Wait for it to complete, may take quite a while depending on the number of files on your server

To find a specific file type: locate filetofind