terminal find file code example

Example 1: how to find a file in linux terminal

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

Example 2: 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\*

Example 3: cmder find file

Locate find.exe file:
where find.exe
Then rename it to a different name as fnd.exe and finally use this new commmand 
name to search files or directories in current and subdirs as follows:
fnd . -name "file_name"