Commands that find files on the filesystem and are usually executed from the context of the shell (/bin/bash or /bin/sh) prompt.
| Command | Description / Importance |
|---|---|
find /sbin /usr/sbin /opt /lib `echo $PATH |'sed s/:/ /g'` -perm -4000 |
Find SUID files. |
for user in $(cut -f1 -d: /etc/passwd); do echo $user; crontab -u $user -l; done |
Lists all the user crontab or scheduled tasks files. |
find /var/log -type f -exec ls -la {} \; |
Find all the log files in /var/log/ |
ls -alhtr /Volumes |
Display the volumes mounted at /Volumes |
ls /Users/*/.ssh/* |
Discover SSH files (keys and such) located in each user's home drive. May require root permissions to view these files in other user's directories. |
locate tar | grep [.]tar$ |
Finds all files that have a .tar extension. Substitute other archive extensions (e.g., .zip, .7z, .rar) or other extensions such as .sql or .conf. |
locate settings $#124; grep [.]php$ |
Find all files with the word settings in it and with a .php extension. |
locate .properties $#124; grep [.]properties |
Finds Java configuration files. |