Find all files with name containing string
command-line, linux, locate, unix
Solution
Use `find`:
`find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*string*" -print`
It will find all files in the current directory (delete `maxdepth 1` if you want it recursive) containing "string" and will print it on the screen.
If you want to avoid file containing ':', you can type:
`find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*string*" ! -name "*:*" -print`
If you want to use `grep` (but I think it's not necessary as far as you don't want to check file content) you can use:
`ls | grep touch`
But, I repeat, `find` is a better and cleaner solution for your task.
Problem
I have been searching for a command that will return files from the current directory which contain a string in the filename. I have seen `locate` and `find` commands that can find files beginning with something `first_word*` or ending with something `*.jpg`. How can I return a list of files which contain a string in the filename? For example, if `2012-06-04-touch-multiple-files-in-linux.markdown` was a file in the current directory. How could I return this file and others containing the string `touch`? Using a command such as `find '/touch/'`