tldr/pages/linux/locate.md
Srinivasan R e4114fa6cc 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

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locate

find filenames quickly

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

locate {{pattern}}

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

sudo updatedb