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# Find a file / directory

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| Command                                        | Description                                                                        |
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| `updatedb`                                     | Update the file db that locate uses                                                |
| `locate <FILE.extension>`                      | Find a file on the file system                                                     |
| `which <FILE.extension>`                       | Returns path to file according to current PATH environment                         |
| `find /path/to/search -name <FILE.extenstion>` | More aggressive than locate or which; recursively searches a given path for files. |
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