How to Find a File by Name Using Command Line in Ubuntu

Answer: Use the `find` Command

You can use the find command to find or search for a file in a directory hierarchy.

find /path/to/directory -type f -name filename.ext

For example, to find the file named "sample.txt" within the /var/www you can use:

find /var/www -type f -name sample.txt

To search this file within the whole file system you can simply use:

find / -type f -name sample.txt

To search this file within the current working directory you can use:

find . -type f -name sample.txt

The options have the following meanings:

-type: Search for files based on their type. The descriptor f specify a regular file.
-name: Sets the name of the file you are searching for.

Moreover, if you want to search for a directory use the option -type d.

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