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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting locate command doubt !!! Post 302278118 by nsharath on Monday 19th of January 2009 10:58:15 AM
Old 01-19-2009
Bug locate command doubt !!!

Hello,
I want to search for a file/directory named "abc" which is located anywhere in the given unix system.
I am using the command :-
Quote:

$ locate abc
But the problem is that this is giving me all combinations of files with have 'abc' in their name. But can I know the option to be used to get the location where only "abc" is present.Can u please help me !!!
 

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list clearinghouse(1m)													    list clearinghouse(1m)

NAME
list clearinghouse - Displays a list of all the clearinghouses whose names match the specified clearinghouse name SYNOPSIS
cdscp list clearinghouse clearinghouse-name [with attribute-name = attribute-value] ARGUMENTS
The full name of a specific clearinghouse. The last simple name can contain wildcard characters. The name of a particular attribute. The value of a particular attribute. DESCRIPTION
The list clearinghouse command displays a list of all the clearinghouses whose names match the specified name. The last simple name can contain wildcards. You can use a with attribute-name = attribute-value clause to limit output only to clearinghouses whose attributes have values equal to the specified values. A space must precede and follow the = (equals sign). Privilege Required You must have read permission to the directory that stores the associated clearinghouse object entry. If you use a with attribute-name = attribute-value clause in the command, you also need read or test permission to the selected clearinghouses. NOTE
This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE. EXAMPLE
The following command displays a list of all the clearinghouses named in the root directory: cdscp> list clearinghouse /.:/* LIST CLEARINGHOUSE /.../abc.com/* AT 1991-10-15-15:56:00 /.../abc.com/Munich_CH /.../abc.com/Paris_CH RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: clear clearinghouse(1m), create clearinghouse(1m), delete clearinghouse(1m), set cdscp preferred clearinghouse(1m), show cdscp preferred clearinghouse(1m), show clearinghouse(1m) list clearinghouse(1m)
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