Find files using file name in Linux

create two file named saidrasel.c into current directory /root/test and /root/test/backup directory

[root@stelar_test test]# touch saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test test]# cd backup/
[root@stelar_test backup]# touch saidrasel.c


Now execute the find command to search saidrasel.c file from /root/test location
[root@stelar_test test]#pwd
/root/test
[root@stelar_test test]# find -name saidrasel.c
./backup/saidrasel.c
./saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test test]#

Now execute the find command to search saidrasel.c file from / location

[root@stelar_test /]# find -name saidrasel.c
./root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
./root/test/saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test /]#

Now execute the find command to search saidrasel.c file from any location

[root@stelar_test oracle]# pwd
/home/oracle

Following search will start from / (root) location

[root@stelar_test oracle]# find / -name  saidrasel.c
/root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
/root/test/saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test oracle]#

[root@stelar_test oracle]# find / -name  saidrasel*
/root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
/root/test/saidrasel.c

[root@stelar_test oracle]# find / -name  saidrase*
/root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
/root/test/saidrasel.c

[root@stelar_test oracle]# find / -name  saidra*
/root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
/root/test/saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test oracle]#

Find Files Using Name and Ignoring Case


[root@stelar_test oracle]# find / -iname  "SaidRasel.c"
/home/oracle/SaidRasel.c
/root/test/SaidRasel.c
/root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
/root/test/saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test oracle]#

[root@stelar_test oracle]# find / -iname  "saidrasel.c"
/home/oracle/SaidRasel.c
/root/test/SaidRasel.c
/root/test/backup/saidrasel.c
/root/test/saidrasel.c
[root@stelar_test oracle]#