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In [[Unix-like]] and some other [[operating system]]s, <code>'''find'''</code> is a [[command-line utility]] that [[Search engine (computing)|searches]] through one or more [[directory tree]]s of a [[file system]], locates [[Computer file|file]]s based on some [[user (computing)|user]]-specified criteria and applies a user-specified action on each matched file. The possible search criteria include a [[pattern matching|pattern(contracted; show full) directory that is an ancestor of the last file encountered. When it detects an infinite
 loop, <code>find</code> shall write a diagnostic message to standard error and shall either recover
 its position in the hierarchy or terminate.

==Examples==
===From current directory===
 find . -name 'my*'
This searches in the current directory (represented by the dot charac
hter) and below it, for files and directories with names starting with ''my''. The quotes avoid the [[shell (computing)|shell]] expansion — without them the shell would replace ''my*'' with the list of files whose names begin with ''my'' in the current directory. In newer versions of the program, the directory may be omitted, and it will imply the current directory.

Note that for RedHat Linux Version 9: find . -name my* returns this error 
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