Problem to command

Hi,
I'm not able to find out one folder called "Downloads" by this
find . -name "*ownloads*"

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any advice?
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HuaMin ChenProblem resolverAsked:
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Mick FinleyNetwork EngineerCommented:
try using locate instead of 'find' and remove the period after 'find'
HuaMin ChenProblem resolverAuthor Commented:
Sorry, I get this

[huamin@CentOS65x64 /]$ locate -name "*ownloads*"
locate: invalid value `ame' of --limit
Mick FinleyNetwork EngineerCommented:
remove the -name

locate "*ownloads*"
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ThomasMcA2Commented:
Using find followed by a period only looks in folders below the current folder. When I run your command from my home folder, it works:

username ~ $ cd
username ~ $ pwd
/home/username
username ~ $ find . -name "*ownloads*"
./.kde4/share/apps/khtml/easylistdownloadsadblockplusorgeasylistnoelemhide.txt
./.thunderbird/lsqi76kk.default/downloads.json
./.moonchild productions/pale moon/ocmjoebb.default/downloads.sqlite
./Downloads

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Mick FinleyNetwork EngineerCommented:
locate will search all directories, usually used at root level
serialbandCommented:
locate actually looks up the file in a previously indexed database and the database is generally indexed once per day, so any new items may not appear with locate.

Where are you running your find command?

That dot '.' tells find to search in your current folder.  If your current folder doesn't contain the any files or folders that match "*ownloads*", then it won't find anything.

If you want to find a file in a particular directory, then change the dot '.' to the folder name.

Search the entire root folder for "*ownloads*"
find / -name "*ownloads*"

Search the entire /users/ folder for "*ownloads*"
find /users/ -name "*ownloads*"

Search the entire /home/ folder for "*ownloads*"
find /home/ -name "*ownloads*"
gheistCommented:
locate -i download

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serialbandCommented:
Were you able to find your [Dd]ownloads folder?
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