tldr/pages/linux/locate.md

# locate

> Find filenames quickly.
> More information: <https://manned.org/locate>.

- Look for pattern in the database. Note: the database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily):

`locate {{pattern}}`

- Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as `*pattern*`):

`locate '*/{{filename}}'`

- Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files:

`sudo updatedb`
Pages: locate 2014-05-08 23:25:52 +03:00			`# locate`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`> Find filenames quickly.`
linux/[l-m]: add more information link (#6231) 2021-08-16 07:34:01 -03:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/locate>.`
Pages: locate 2014-05-08 23:25:52 +03:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Look for pattern in the database. Note: the database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily):`
Pages: locate 2014-05-08 23:25:52 +03:00
			`locate {{pattern}}`

osx/locate.md: add exact filename match (#993) * osx/locate.md: add exact filename match * linux/locate.md: add exact filename match 2016-08-08 08:06:59 +01:00			- Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as `pattern`):

locate: wrap glob with quotes (#10495) 2023-07-19 08:23:10 +03:00			`locate '*/{{filename}}'`
osx/locate.md: add exact filename match (#993) * osx/locate.md: add exact filename match * linux/locate.md: add exact filename match 2016-08-08 08:06:59 +01:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files:`
Pages: locate 2014-05-08 23:25:52 +03:00
Normalize the final new line Fixes #310 Some files had no newlines, some had 1 newline and some more than 1 newline. Normalize them all to have only 1 newline at the end of all files. 2015-10-28 14:03:06 +05:30			`sudo updatedb`