"find" command examples

From Brandonhutchinson.com

• Find group-writable or other-writable files:

$ find . -type f -perm -022

• Find only group-writable files:

$ find . -type f -perm -020 ! -perm -022

• Find SUID files:

$ find / -perm -4000

• Find SUID or SGID files:

$ find / -perm -4000 -o -perm -2000

Notes

• -perm
  • If the mask is unsigned, an exact match on the permissions is required.
  • If the mask is +, at least one of the bits set must match.
  • If the mask is -, all of the bits set must match.

• When specifying times with find,
  • 0 means within the last day (24 hours)
  • 1 means between 24 and 48 hours old
  • 2 means between 48 and 72 hours old, etc.