# File Search

> Find files and search content across directories

- Skill: `gebruder/file-search` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gebruder/file-search`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gebruder/file-search/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: gebruder (https://skillmd.com/u/gebruder)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gebruder/file-search

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# File Search

Find files and search content across directories.

## Find files by name

- By name: `find . -name "*.py" -type f`
- Case-insensitive: `find . -iname "*.txt" -type f`
- Modified recently: `find . -name "*.rs" -mtime -1 -type f`
- Large files: `find . -size +10M -type f`

## Search file contents

- Grep: `grep -rn "pattern" .`
- Case-insensitive: `grep -rni "pattern" .`
- With context: `grep -rn -C 3 "pattern" .`
- File type filter: `grep -rn --include="*.py" "pattern" .`
- Ripgrep (faster): `rg "pattern"` or `rg -t py "pattern"`

## Directory overview

- Tree (if available): `tree -L 2`
- Size summary: `du -sh */ | sort -rh | head -20`
- File count by extension: `find . -type f | sed 's/.*\.//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -15`
- Recently modified: `find . -type f -mtime -1 | head -20`