Find Files and Directories

The section Find Files and Directories belongs to Linux Fundamentals module.

sudo openvpn academy-regular.ovpn # Make sure you have openvpn installed.

What is the name of the config file that has been created after 2020-03-03 and is smaller than 28k but larger than 25k?

Use the command:

find / -type f -name "*.conf" -newermt "2020-03-03" -size +25k -size -28k 2>/dev/null

• -newermt "2020-03-03" Filters for files modified after this specific date.
• -size +25k -size -28k Filters for files strictly larger than 25KB but smaller than 28KB.
• 2>/dev/null Hides permission errors so you only see valid results.

Submit the file name as the answer.

How many files exist on the system that have the ".bak" extension?

find / -type f -name "*.bak" 2>/dev/null | wc -l

• find / -type f -name "*.bak" Locates every .bak file starting from the root directory.
• wc -l Word Count with the Lines flag, which counts the total number of lines (files) returned.

Submit the number returned as the answer.

Submit the full path of the "xxd" binary.

To see the path for any binary, use the which command:

which xxd

Submit the path as the answer.