Searching for filenames containing specific word

Question

How do i search for filenames containing a word (or multiple words), starting from some directory (not case sensitive) ?

Answer 1

• The following command should work, where you have permissions

  find /start-directory -name "*word*"
  

  where you replace /start-directory with your particular directory path.

• in the current directory with

  find . -name "*word*"
  

• and the following command should work, where you need elevated permissions, for example to search the whole computer (via the root directory /

  sudo find / -name "*word*"