Search for files in directory hierarchy

List files and directories in the current or specified directory with various formatting options.

Copy files and directories from one location to another.

linux/locate

Find files by name using database

filesystem

database

locate

locate finds files by name using a pre-built database, much faster than find.

Find file by name

locate filename.txt

Case-insensitive search

locate -i pattern

Update locate database

updatedb

Move or rename files and directories.

Delete files or directories permanently.

Create new empty files or update existing file timestamps.