Bash Get all files containing file extension, recursively

Question

Using Bash how would I get all file names (not paths) of files containing ".cpp", given a root folder to recursively-check?

Answer 1

You can use for that purpose -printf option of find command with the following parameter:

%f File's name with any leading directories removed (only the last element).

so the full command may look like this:

find / -type f -name "*.cpp" -printf "%f\n"

Answer 2

Just use find:

find /root/folder/to/check -name '*.cpp' -printf "%P\n"