OBJECTIVE

Locate files by name, type, size and modification time in a controlled dataset.

TIME PLAN

Prepare 20m · Build 110m · Verify 30m · Document 20m

Working boundary

Work only inside the folder created by Smartphone-Academy.py prepare file-discovery. Use the supplied samples or systems you personally administer.

Prepare the Termux workspace

Open Termux in the Academy root and prepare this lab with the local companion. It creates safe samples, notes and evidence files under your Termux account.

Android + Termuxpython Smartphone-Academy.py prepare file-discoveryNo root. Use the supplied files and keep the workspace under $HOME.

Practical mission

  1. Find all files matching three naming patterns
  2. Filter candidates by size and recent modification
  3. Separate directories, regular files and symbolic links
  4. Document why one broad query produced misleading matches
EVIDENCE TO PRODUCE

A search worksheet with queries, hit counts and false-positive notes.

Quality gate

The deliverable states a clear scope and date for Find Evidence by Metadata.
A second learner can reproduce the commands and paths.
Original samples remain unchanged and verifiable.
Limitations are recorded beside the conclusions.

Analyst reflection

Which result from “Document why one broad query produced misleading matches” would need more evidence before it could support an operational decision?

Complete in Termux

After checking the evidence, run python Smartphone-Academy.py complete file-discovery. Progress is stored locally in the Termux home directory.

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