find Cheatsheet - Linux File Search Reference
All essential find commands organized by use case, with 37+ entries you can copy and run directly. Find the right command fast when you need it.
Back to SysOpsBy Name 6
find . -name "file.txt"按File名Find（supports通配符）
find . -iname "file.txt"忽略size写Find
find . -name "*.log"Find所有 .log File
find . -name "file*"Find file beginning的File
find /var/log -name "*.gz"在指定DirectoryFind
find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.log"限制Search深度为 2 层（-mindepth 设最小深度）
By Type 5
find . -type f只Find普通File
find . -type d只FindDirectory
find . -type l只Find符号链接
find . -type f -name "*.sh"Find .sh File
find . ! -type d排除Directory（Find非Directory）
By Size 5
find . -size +100MFind大于 100MB 的File
find . -size -1kFind小于 1KB 的File
find . -emptyFind空File或空Directory
find . -size 0Findsize为 0 的File
find . -size +10M -size -100MFind 10MB 到 100MB 之间的File
By Time 5
find . -mtime -7Find 7 天内修改过的File
find . -mtime +30Find 30 天前修改的File
find . -mmin -60Find 60 分钟内修改的File
find . -atime -1Find 1 天内访问过的File
find . -newer file.txtFind比 file.txt Update的File
By Permission 4
find . -perm 755FindPermission恰好为 755 的File
find . -perm -u+xFindUser有ExecutePermission的File
find . -perm /o+wFind其他人有写Permission的File
find . -perm -g=wFind组有写Permission的File
By Owner 5
find . -user tomFind指定User拥有的File
find . -group devFind指定组的File
find . -uid 1000按 UID Find
find . -nouserFind无所有者的File（User已Delete）
find . -nogroupFind无所属组的File
Actions 7
find . -name "*.tmp" -deleteDeleteMatch的File
find . -name "*.sh" -exec chmod +x {} \;对每个FileExecute命令
find . -name "*.log" -exec rm {} +batchExecute命令（更高效）
find . -name "*.txt" -print打印Match的File路径
find . -name "*.bak" -ok rm {} \;Execute前confirm each
find . -name node_modules -prune -o -name "*.js" -print排除Directory后继续Find（-prune 剪枝）
find . -type f -exec ls -lh {} + | sort -k5 -rh按sizesort
💡 Tips
- find 默认recursivelyFind当前Directory及子Directory，用 -maxdepth 1 限制只查当前Directory。
- -exec 用 {} 代表找到的File，\; 表示每个FileExecute一次，+ 表示batchExecute。
- DeleteFile前先用 -print confirmMatch结果，避免误删。
Official References
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Publicly updated on Jul 21, 2026, continuously proofread against official docs.
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