search for a file recursively in linux code example

Example 1: find recursively

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 2: search all folders for file match linux

find . -name "foo*"