Command-line tool

findutils

brew/findutils

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Collection of GNU find, xargs, and locate

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install findutils

macOS

brew install findutils

Linux

brew install findutils

View documentation for the original command

tldr find

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