---
name: "ecryptfs-find"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ecryptfs-utils"
version: "111-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ecryptfs-find"
---

# ecryptfs-find(1)

use inode numbers to match encrypted/decrypted filenames

## NAME

ecryptfs-find - use inode numbers to match encrypted/decrypted filenames

## SYNOPSIS

**ecryptfs-find** cleartext-filename **ecryptfs-find** ECRYPTFS\_FNEK\_ENCRYPTED.fwBGx18a.UcYl18CF7VKLMSDuEadV

## DESCRIPTION

This program will attempt to match encrypted filenames to their decrypted counterpart, and attempt to match decrypted filenames to their encrypted counterpart.

Notes:\
  \- the eCryptfs filesystem must be mounted in order to work\
  \- it uses [**ls**(1)](/ls/1.md) in order to determine the inode\
  \- it uses [**find**(1)](/find/1.md) in order to locate the inode

## SEE ALSO

[**find**(1)](/find/1.md), [**ls**(1)](/ls/1.md)

*http://ecryptfs.org/*

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian and Ubuntu systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.