I want to find a file on my Macbook with the filename: abc.dmg
. I've tried to use spotlight, but it doesn't find it. When I tried find, and used: find -name abc.dmg -path /
, I got errors back.
What is the proper syntax to find a file by filename with the find command on a Mac OSX terminal?
Best Answer
In its simplest form,
find
takes one parameter: the path. In its actually useful form, it takes the path followed by narrowing criteria.Thus, you want:
find
(the program)/
(the path), and-name abc.dmg
(the criteria).