find in terminal code example

Example 1: terminal how to find a file name

find / -name NAME.EXTENSION

Example 2: ubuntu search for command used

> grep "the_search" ~/.bash_history

--Don't forget the -i flag if you need case insensitive search.

Example 3: open finder from terminal

open . (dot for current directory)

Example 4: find in terminal

find / -name abc.dmg

Example 5: search in terminal how to

brew tap gautamkrishnar/socli
brew install socli