OS X Finding File Commands

Commands that find files on the filesystem and are usually executed from the context of the shell (/bin/bash or /bin/sh) prompt.

Command	Description / Importance
`find /sbin /usr/sbin /opt /lib` ``echo $PATH` \|`'sed s/:/ /g'`` `-perm -4000`	Find SUID files.
`for user in $(cut -f1 -d: /etc/passwd); do echo $user; crontab -u $user -l; done`	Lists all the user crontab or scheduled tasks files.
`find /var/log -type f -exec ls -la {} \;`	Find all the log files in `/var/log/`
`ls -alhtr /Volumes`	Display the volumes mounted at `/Volumes`
`ls /Users//.ssh/`	Discover SSH files (keys and such) located in each user's home drive. May require root permissions to view these files in other user's directories.
`locate tar` \| `grep [.]tar$`	Finds all files that have a `.tar` extension. Substitute other archive extensions (e.g., `.zip`, `.7z`, `.rar`) or other extensions such as `.sql` or `.conf`.
`locate settings` $#124; `grep [.]php$`	Find all files with the word settings in it and with a `.php` extension.
`locate .properties` $#124; `grep [.]properties`	Finds Java configuration files.