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In this Linux article, we will learn how to find files recursively in Linux. We will also see how to search files recursively in subdirectories in Linux systems.

We will use different Linux commands in many ways. We will learn them one by one.

treeIn Linux, our directories have subdirectories and files, so when we want to find a file, it is best to use a recursive method. We use the command to recursively find files in Linux .

The easiest way to view a list of files and subdirectories in a directory is to use the command in Linux tree. This command lists the files in a directory and generates a file listing.

When we use treethe command without providing any arguments, it will only list the files in the current directory. When treea directory argument is provided with the command, it will list all the files and subdirectories found in each round.

When the listing of files and subdirectories is complete, treethe command returns the total number of files and subdirectories listed in the particular directory. We will see this in more detail in our examples.

Before using treethe command, you have to install it using this command in the Linux terminal.

$ sudo apt install tree

With the command program installed tree, we can now use it to recursively find files and subdirectories.

$ tree -a

When we use the above command in Linux, it will display all the files and subdirectories and print the total number of files and subdirectories in our Linux operating system.

Output of the command:

As shown in the above figure, tree -athe command displays all files and subdirectories and returns the total number of files and subdirectories.

Now, if we want to find files recursively in a particular directory, we use the following command.

$ tree Desktop

In the above command, we have given a single treeargument with i.e. Desktopin this case, Desktopis the directory we have specified, in which we want to recursively find files.

Running the above command in the terminal will display all the files and subdirectories under the Desktop directory.

Output of the command:

As we can see, tree Desktopthe command displays all the files and subdirectories in the Desktop directory and returns the total number of files and subdirectories as shown in the above figure.

treeWe hope this article helped you learn how to recursively find files and subdirectories in Linux using command.