linux find folder by name code example

Example 1: find folder linux

find / -type d -name 'folder_name'

Example 2: terminal how to find a directory

find . -type d | grep DIRNAME

Example 3: linux find directores

find -type d -iname $name

Example 4: find folder in linux

find / -name "dir-name-here"

Example 5: find folder in centos 8

find / -type d -name "apt" 
sudo find / -type d -name "apt"

Example 6: search a folder in linux

$ locate --basename '\pkg'