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Is there a simpler form of find . -name "*substring_of_filename*" on Mac OS X and Linux?

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Mar 15, 202614670 views
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On Mac OS X or Linux, is there a simpler form of the command which is to find all files having names containing within the current directory (or some other given directory). Because it's a common thing to do, is there a way to make the command shorter and easier to type, possibly using an alias or …

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find . -name "*substring_of_filename*"

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On Mac OS X you may also put an alias using into .bashrc:

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