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Linux Find File Anywhere

If you are willing to search a file in linux command from anywhere, firstly you got to install package name locate. It will help you search for files in every directory.

Install locate by typing :


apt-get install locate


after it's done installing, type these command so locate will update your directory list into it's local database in your computer


updatedb


The syntax for finding is using : 


locate filename


For example, we want to search file name shadow. So the syntax will be :


locate shadow


Remember, locate will only works if you are typing the exact same name since it's case sensitive. 
Also, another alternative without installing a package is by just typing


find / -name shadow