how to find stuff

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  • the most simple command is locate :

    locate Python.h

    ; it is based on a database updated regulalry (most often daily).

  • the most powerful is find :

    # To find all files modified in ~/Sites three days ago:
find ~/Sites -mtime 3
# and 10 minutes ago:
find ~/Sites -mmin 10
#A time specified by -n means less than, while +n means more than.

#To find all files in you home directory modified within the last week use:
find ~ -mtime -7
find ~ -newer last-backup.log

# will find all files changed (or created) since last-backup.log was files larger than 2 megabytes (4000 of these 512 byte blocks):
find ~ -size +4000
find empty files% find . -empty