The Find Files tool is a useful method of searching for specific files on your computer, or for searching for files that match a pattern. An example of this could include searching for files of a particular type or with certain letters in the filename. You can load this utility in Konqueror (in file manager mode) by selecting Tools → Find File (Ctrl+F) from the menu. If you want to use KFind as a standalone search tool, launch it by using KRunner.

When starting KFind, you will see a quite simple window. Type in the name of the file you are searching for in the text box labeled Named:. You can use wildcard matching and a semicolon (“;”) for separating multiple names.

Choose a folder where you want to search by typing it in the field Look in: or by clicking Browse... (you can toggle the display of the hidden files and folder in the dialog using the shortcuts Alt+. or F8) and press Enter or click the Find button. Use the Stop button to cancel a search. A search result can be saved in HTML format or as plain text with the Save As... button.

If Include subfolders is checked all subfolders starting from your chosen folder will be searched too. If you enable Case sensitive search, KFind will only find files with the exact case matching names. Enable the option Show hidden files to include them in your search. Selecting Use files index lets you use the files' index created by the “locate” package to speed-up the search.

You can use the following wildcards for file or folder names:

Of course you can combine two or more wildcard symbols in a search term.

The results of your search will be displayed in the box below. A click with the right mouse button on a selection in this box opens a context menu with a list of actions for the selected files or folders.