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Unix search command for current working directory

The locate command on Unix will return the path associated with the specified attribute (for example, locate abc_file). What is the command to search for a file in the current working directory structure?

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On the other hand, you can also always use oldschool find :

find . -name abc_file
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If you use wildcards (how *), locateconsider the pattern an absolute path. Therefore, you can, for example, do:

locate "$PWD*/abc_file"

Here all files abc_fileunder your $PWDand its subfolders will be found (while they are in the location database).

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