26.7. Finding Files
The file manager can be used to search for files or directories on your system that match certain criteria. This can be useful if you know the name of a file but not the directory in which it is located, or if you want to find files owned by a particular user or larger than a certain size. To search for files, follow these steps:
1. | Click on the Find icon on the toolbar, which will bring up a search window. |
2. | In the Search directory field, enter the directory under which the files you are looking for are listed. To search the entire system, just enter /. This may take a long time, however, on a server with large filesystems. |
3. | To search by filename, enter a pattern into the For files matching field. This can be something ... |
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