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List all symbolic links with their targets

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find /var/www/vhosts/example.com -type l -printf '%p -> %l\n'

Prints every symbolic link in the format link, arrow, target, exactly as the target is stored in the link (relative or absolute). This shows at a glance which directories point to other locations, for example in deployments with a current link or relocated upload folders.

Note: readlink -f returns the fully resolved path of a single link.

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Find broken symbolic links

$find /var/www/vhosts/example.com -xtype l -ls
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Calculate the total size of all files of one type

$find /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/wp-content/uploads -type f -iname '*.mp4' -printf '%s\n' | awk '{s+=$1; n++} END {printf "%d Dateien, %.1f MB\n", n, s/1048576}'
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Create or repoint a symbolic link

$ln -sfn -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/releases/2026-10-10 /var/www/vhosts/example.com/current
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Delete empty directories recursively

$find /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs -mindepth 1 -type d -empty -print -delete
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Delete files older than X days

$find /var/backups/example.com -type f -name '*.tar.gz' -mtime +30 -print -delete
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Find a file by name

$find /var/www/vhosts -iname '*wp-config*' 2>/dev/null
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