how to find the path of a file?

wrapster · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008

Hi all,

Is there any way to find the the path of a file?
I mean executable files and just anyother file we can think of?

i know of one cmd called which
$which mount
/usr/bin/mount

this is fine, but "mount" is a cmd not a file that can be searched
eg: say i have created a text file called "myfile"
i dont know the path to it, how do i find it?

Thanks

Shivdatta · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008

refer man find....

Code:

find / -name "filename" 2>/dev/null

danmero · #3 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008

man find or take a look here: advanced/complex uses of the find command

era · #4 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008

And if you have locate, your disk will already be indexed every night, so no need to run a heavy-duty on-line find command at all (unless it's a file you created recently).

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