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How can I use the find command to find a specific file?

Here is the command using find.

find / -not \( -path '/proc' -prune -o -path '/etc/depend' -prune \) -name FILE_NAME

Alternatively, you could search for a partial name by using a wildcard(*).

find / -not \( -path '/proc' -prune -o -path '/etc/depend' -prune \) -name *PARTIAL_NAME

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