What is the purpose of the '-name' option in the 'find' command?

The -name option in the find command is used to search for files and directories that match a specified name pattern. It allows you to specify a filename or a pattern using wildcards (e.g., * for any number of characters, ? for a single character).

Example:

To find all files named example.txt in the current directory and its subdirectories, you would use:

find . -name "example.txt"

You can also use wildcards. For instance, to find all .txt files:

find . -name "*.txt"

This command will return all files with a .txt extension in the current directory and its subdirectories.

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