Search For A File On Linux

1. Search for a file by its file name. The command below will search for the query in the current directory and any subdirectories. Using -iname instead of -name ignores the case of your query. The -name command is case-sensitive.

find -iname "filename"

Reference

How to Find a File in Linux

http://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-File-in-Linux

How to find files in Linux using ‘find’

http://www.codecoffee.com/tipsforlinux/articles/21.html

35 Practical Examples of Linux Find Command

http://www.tecmint.com/35-practical-examples-of-linux-find-command/