How to search all subdirectories to find one with a certain name

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Let's say I have a top level directory called /dir and many sub directories. How do I search the subdirectories of /dir to find the one called x/x/dir/x/x/x/target?

This question is similar to, but not exactly what I am looking for: find command for certain subdirectories.

I am not looking for files, just directories with a particular name.

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Try find /dir -type d -name "your_dir_name".

Replace /dir with your directory name, and replace "your_dir_name" with the name you're looking for.

-type d will tell find to search for directories only.

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