# Linux finding files commands
Commands that finds files on the file system are usually executed from within a shell (sh/bash) or through a forking function such as system() or exec().
## ls
### Attributes showing
* **Command with arguments**: `ls -l [directory or filename]`
* **Description**: Displays attributes of files and directories in the specified location
* **Output**:
* **Ubuntu:** Show/Hide
root@localhost:~/ ls -l /
total 429820
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2013-08-23 02:49 bin
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2013-08-23 03:18 boot
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-03-05 11:41 cdrom
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4600 2013-11-25 15:43 dev
drwxr-xr-x 158 root root 12288 2013-12-04 15:54 etc
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2013-05-02 07:19 home
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2012-03-01 08:11 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-3.2.6
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 16384 2013-08-23 02:50 lib
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 2011-03-05 11:40 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2013-08-04 22:31 media
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2012-03-04 19:14 mnt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1045 2012-08-13 23:52 nis
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 2013-08-23 03:02 opt
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 2013-08-23 02:54 pentest
dr-xr-xr-x 148 root root 0 2013-11-25 15:36 proc
drwx------ 77 root root 4096 2013-12-04 15:58 root
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440006761 2012-10-01 00:09 root.tgz
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 2013-08-23 02:51 sbin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-12-05 16:55 selinux
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2011-05-10 03:42 share
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2013-04-17 21:25 srv
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 0 2013-11-25 15:36 sys
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 2013-12-04 01:00 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 2013-08-23 02:52 usr
drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 2011-06-08 09:16 var
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2012-03-01 08:11 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-3.2.6
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## find
### Search by name
* **Command with arguments**: `find /etc -name "issue*"`
* **Description**: Locates files matching the name (wildcards supported)
* **Output**:
* **Ubuntu:** Show/Hide
root@localhost:~/ find /etc -name "issue*"
/etc/issue.net
/etc/issue
/etc/issue.dpkg-dist
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## locate
* **Command with arguments**: `locate ifconfig`
* **Description**: Look files up in the location database
* **Output**:
* **Ubuntu:** Show/Hide
root@localhost:~/ locate ifconfig
/pentest/forensics/volatility/volatility/plugins/linux/ifconfig.py
/pentest/forensics/volatility/volatility/plugins/linux/ifconfig.pyc
/sbin/ifconfig
/usr/share/man/de/man8/ifconfig.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/ifconfig.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ifconfig.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man8/ifconfig.8.gz