There are many Terminal commands that one can use to expand control over OS X. We are all aware of Spotlight and Finder, but many find that the Terminal offers a wider range of options than the GUI. Today I will talk about the find command and how to use it.
The syntax for the find command is as follows:
find ~/ -name testing.rtf
The first word will always be find, the second will be the directory or folder you would like find to search, the third will alway be -name and the last is the file you need find to search for. As you can see I used the master level of the home folder to start the search by using the ~ symbol. This ensures I will not miss the file I am looking for. Please see the example below.
Find also allows you to search for a file type instead of a specific file. Just replace the file with the file type and include an asterisk, which is Terminal’s wild card symbol, in front of it. See the example below.
