This command removes the SVN data from a folder.

find -name .svn -exec rm -rf {} \;

Search files with ‘.rpm’ extension ignoring removable partitions as cdrom, pen-drive, etc.

find / -xdev -name \*.rpm

Search files created or changed within 10 days

find /usr/bin -type f -mtime -10

Find and copy all files with ‘.txt’ extention from a directory to another

find /home/binnyva -name '*.txt' | xargs cp -av --target-directory=/home/backup/ --parents

Removes all exe files in the current directory tree. Useful to clear virus from flash drives.

find . -name "*.exe" -delete

Use find and grep to search for a specific text in a directory. In this example, we search for files which uses the PHP short tag - <?

find -name '*.php' -exec grep '<?[^p\=]' {} \;

find -name CVS -exec rm -rf {} \;

NOTE: Works only with bash