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Task 2: Finding your way around linux — overview

As a security researcher you will often be required to find specific files/folders on a system based on various conditions ranging from, but not limited to the following:

• filename
• size
• user/group
• date modified
• date accessed
• Its keyword contents

Therefore, we can do this using the following syntax:-

Find files based on filename

find [directory path] -type f -name [filename]

find /home/Andy -type f -name sales.txt

Find Directory based on directory name

find [directory path] -type d -name [filename]

find /home/Andy -type d -name pictures

Find files based on size

find [directory path] -type f -size [size]

find /home/Andy -type f -size 10c(c…