Linux find Practices: 10 Exercises
Practice 1: Finding Files in the Current Directory
Objective: Use find to locate specific files in a directory.
Instructions:
1. Open your Linux terminal.
2. Navigate to the Marvel directory using cd Marvel.
3. Find all files named Avengers.txt using:
find . -name "Avengers.txt"
4. Observe the output to locate the file.
Practice 2: Finding Files by Extension
Objective: Use find to locate files with a specific extension.
Instructions:
1. Inside the Marvel directory, search for all .txt files:
find . -name "*.txt"
2. Verify that all text files in the directory and subdirectories are listed.
Practice 3: Finding Files in Specific Directories
Objective: Use find to search within a specific directory.
Instructions:
1. Search for files only within the Heroes directory:
find Heroes -name "*.txt"
2. Observe the output to ensure it only includes files in the Heroes directory.
Practice 4: Finding Hidden Files
Objective: Use find to locate hidden files.
Instructions:
1. Inside the Marvel directory, search for hidden files:
find . -name ".*"
2. Verify that hidden files such as .ShieldSecrets are displayed.
Practice 5: Finding Files by Size
Objective: Use find to locate files larger than a specific size.
Instructions:
1. Search for files larger than 1MB:
find . -size +1M
2. Observe the output to identify large files, such as mission logs or reports.
Practice 6: Finding Files Modified Recently
Objective: Use find to locate files modified in the last N days.
Instructions:
1. Search for files modified in the last 7 days:
find . -mtime -7
2. Use the output to identify recently updated files, such as BattlePlans.txt.
Practice 7: Finding and Deleting Files
Objective: Use find to locate and delete specific files.
Instructions:
1. Inside the Marvel directory, search for and delete all files named Temp.txt:
find . -name "Temp.txt" -delete
2. Verify the deletion by searching again.
Practice 8: Finding Files by Type
Objective: Use find to locate directories or other file types.
Instructions:
1. Search for directories in the Marvel structure:
find . -type d
2. Verify that only directories, such as Heroes and Villains, are listed.
Practice 9: Finding Files by Permissions
Objective: Use find to locate files with specific permissions.
Instructions:
1. Search for files with 700 permissions:
find . -perm 700
2. Verify that restricted files, such as WakandaSecrets.txt, are displayed.
Practice 10: Executing Commands on Found Files
Objective: Use find to execute commands on located files.
Instructions:
1. Search for all .txt files and display their content:
find . -name "*.txt" -exec cat {} ;
2. Observe the output to verify that the contents of each file are displayed.
