For example, to delete files older than 30 days
A way to search for files larger than a specified size. For example, to find and list files larger than 100MB. If you only want to know the location without knowing the exact size of each one:
Sometimes, counting files in a folder or directory in GNU/Linux is essential for several reasons. That’s why GNU/Linux provides a couple of different commands with their own parameters to meet our exact needs. Let’s take a look at them.
To count files in GNU/Linux (excluding hidden files), we will use the WC command with the -L parameter (all lowercase):
In GNU/Linux env, the locate command is a very good tool for locating folders/directories and files. It uses an updated system database, unlike the find command, which searches without indexes, making the locate command much faster and more efficient, especially if we have a system with few resources and/or high demand. The only drawback of the locate command is if its database does not exist, is outdated, or is corrupted.
