Finding Things#
find#
The find
command will search through your directories for a file matching your search string.
$ find ~ -name script.sh
The above command will search recursively starting in your home directory for a file named “script.sh”
grep#
The grep
command is used to search through a file for a specified pattern. This pattern is referred to as a regular expression.
$ grep pattern filename
Click here to download a regular expression cheat sheet.