Search for a file via SSH

You can search and locate a file via an SSH connection using putty.exe.

1. Download and open putty.exe from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
2. In the Host Name field, input your domain name and click Open.

   

3. Enter your username and click Enter

   

4. Enter your password and click Enter

   

5. The command is: locate filename or foldername; eg locate file.php
   
6. For more information on the locate command read http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_locate.htm