command locate.

praveen_b744 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008

Hi,

I am aware of the command locate/slocate. But when I try to search the file which is located in /tmp. Its not able to get it. I tried by updating the database also with the command updatedb.

Is there any consern that the command 'locate' dont check /tmp???

And I knew that locate is the short name for slocate.But in my box (RHEL5) slocate command is not working.

Please clear my doubts.
Thanks in advance.

sydney2008 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008

try this

find / -name filename it may take sometime to update the local db.

praveen_b744 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008

Thanks Sydny,
I am aware of searching the file. My doubt is wether the command 'locate' consider /tmp or not?

vbe · #4 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008

I would say "not" but thats a question of configuration, go through the docs because in my younger life I used it customly to figure out if files ever existed (at such date, in such dir etc...)

praveen_b744 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008

Thanks Vbe,

What you said is correct.

agasamapetilon · #6 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008

You can also specify the directory in which you want to look for, cause if you specify only / it look up in the whole system.

Code:

find /tmp -name filename

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