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find . -name '*.log'

Find files by name pattern under the current directory.

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What it means

Starts at . (here) and descends every subdirectory, printing paths whose name matches the glob *.log. Quote the pattern so the shell passes it to find literally. Use -iname for case-insensitive matching.

Breakdown, token by token

$ find . -name '*.log'

  • findwalk a directory tree looking for files
  • .an argument passed to the command
  • -namematch files by this name pattern
  • *.logvalue for -name

See the full reference for find — every flag it supports.

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