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Finding files by type

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To find files, use the -type f flag 

$ find . -type f

To find directories, use the -type d flag 

$ find . -type d

To find block devices, use the -type b flag 

$ find /dev -type b

To find symlinks, use the -type l flag 

$ find . -type l
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*Searching for a file by name or extension
*Executing commands against a found file
*Finding file by access modification time
*Finding files according to size
*Filter the path
*Finding files by type
*Finding files by specific extension
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