Files and shell

Find a file by name

Search your home folder for a file when you know (part of) its name.

Fill these in once
  1. Search with Spotlight (fastest)
    Terminal
    mdfind -name "*.env"
  2. Search folder by folder (finds hidden files too)
    Terminal
    find ~ -iname "*.env" 2>/dev/null
  1. Search your home folder
    Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
    find ~ -iname "*.env" 2>/dev/null
  1. Search your user folder
    PowerShell
    Get-ChildItem $env:USERPROFILE -Recurse -Force -Filter "*.env" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object FullName