1
Q
grep pattern file
A
Search for pattern in file
2
Q
grep -r pattern directory
A
Search recursively for pattern in directory
3
Q
locate name
A
Find files and directories by name
4
Q
find /home/john -name ‘prefix*’
A
Find files in /home/john that start with “prefix”
5
Q
fine /home -size +100m
A
Find files larger than 100MB in /home
6
Q
whereis program
A
Display the location of the binary, source and
manual page files of program
7
Q
which program
A
Display the path of executable that would run if
program is executed.
