Normale Suche

<code>
find /path/ -type f -name file-to-search
</code>

Text in Datei suchen

<code>
find . -type f -name "*.vcf" -exec grep -il 'idris' {} \;
</code>

Nach Filetype sichen

<code>
find . -exec sh -c "file '{}' | grep -q 'pattern'" \; -print
</code>

Mit Mimetype

<code>
find . -type f -exec bash -c '
    [[ "$( file -bi "$1" )" == */x-shellscript* ]]' bash {} \; -print
</code>


Rekursive Suche

<code>
find ./ -type f -xdev -name "vmware*"

locutus:/usr/share/icons # find ./ -type f -xdev -name "vmware*"
find: warning: you have specified the global option -xdev after the argument -type, but global options are not positional, i.e., -xdev affects tests specified before it as well as those specified after it.  Please specify global options before other arguments.
./hicolor/16x16/apps/vmware-player.png
./hicolor/16x16/apps/vmware-netcfg.png
./hicolor/16x16/apps/vmware-workstation.png
./hicolor/22x22/apps/vmware-player.png
./hicolor/22x22/apps/vmware-netcfg.png
./hicolor/22x22/apps/vmware-workstation.png
./hicolor/24x24/apps/vmware-player.png
./hicolor/24x24/apps/vmware-netcfg.png
./hicolor/24x24/apps/vmware-workstation.png
./hicolor/256x256/apps/vmware-player.png
</code>