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Old 11-25-2010
How to search a file in bash terminal?

Hi all,
I am new to unix. Anyone knows how to search a file in bash terminal, please kindly tell me.
For example, I want to search file named "myfile" in the entire machine...

Thanks a lotSmilie
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Old 11-25-2010
see find
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Old 11-25-2010
try : locate filename
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