Linux slocate command
Linux slocate command to find a file or directory.
slocate itself has a database, which holds the information about the system files and directories.
grammar
slocate [-u][--help][--version][-d <目录>][查找的文件]
Parameters:
- -d <directory> or --database = <directory> Specify the directory where the database resides.
- -u update the slocate database.
- --help displays help.
- --version display version information.
Examples
Using the command "slocate" displays the file name contains the keyword "fdisk" file path information, enter the following command:
$ slocate fdisk #显示文件名中含有fdisk关键字的文件的路径信息
After executing the above command, the output instruction is executed as follows:
$ slocate fdisk #显示文件名中含有fdisk 关键字的文件的路径信息 /root/cfdisk #搜索到的文件路径列表 /root/fdisk /root/sfdisk /usr/include/grub/ieee1275/ofdisk.h /usr/share/doc/util-Linux/README.cfdisk /usr/share/doc/util-Linux/README.fdisk.gz /usr/share/doc/util-Linux/examples/sfdisk.examples.gz