bfs command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

bfs: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: bfs: command not found

Solutions to bfs: command not found

How To Fix bfs: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu bfs is provided by bfs package.

bfs is:

bfs is a variant of the UNIX find command that operates breadth-first rather than depth-first.

It tries to be easier to use than find, while remaining compatible with find(1). For example, bfs is less picky about where you put its arguments. bfs also adds some extra options that make some common tasks easier.

When bfs detects that its output is a terminal, it automatically colors its output with the same colors ls uses.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install bfs

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install bfs.

sudo apt -y install bfs

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install bfs

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix bfs command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.