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# locate
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> Find filenames quickly.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/locate>.
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- Look for pattern in the database. Note: The database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily):
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`locate "{{pattern}}"`
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- Look for a pattern case-insensitively:
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`locate {{[-i|--ignore-case]}} "{{pattern}}"`
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- Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as `*pattern*`):
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`locate "*/{{filename}}"`
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- Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files:
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`sudo updatedb`
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