search a file in linux terminal code example

Example 1: search for files in linux terminal

find /path/to/folder/ -iname *file_name_portion*

#Example
find / -iname *test*

#Output

/downloads/test_2.txt
/downloads/test_1.csv
/home/ubuntu/first_test.txt

Example 2: find file

Extremely useful command!!
In Mac and Linux: Define directory where to search as "." for current directory
and then specify the name or regex of file or folder to find.

find . -name "foo*"  

In Windows: Define "/s" for a recursively search and name or regex of file or
folgder to search

dir /s "foo*"

Example 3: ubuntu search file in specific folder

// Using backslash and asterisk (\*) at the end will search for all files that start with your search term (in this case "readme"). So you would also be able to find "readme2" etc. 
find . -name readme\*