Ubuntu command to find file given filename

Question

I'm trying to find a file called mynet1 , and I cant located it in my src folder and want to search all the possible files in my system for it. What is a Ubuntu command to find a file given its filename that could be anywhere in my /root and beyond?

Answer 1

To find a file by name, type:

find <path> -name "<query>"

You can learn a lot here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-find-and-locate-to-search-for-files-on-a-linux-vps#finding-by-name

Answer 2

Note that Midnight Commander (mc) can search for file names (and text), run it from the command prompt, navigate to the top directory of interest and press F9 C F.

To install:

sudo aptitude install mc