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To search for files that match a particular name, use find(1); for example
find / -name "*GENERIC*" -ls
will search '/', and all subdirectories, for files with 'GENERIC' in the name.
-- Stephen Hilton
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Steven Brown |
2005-08-03 01:36:06 |
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FreeBSD systems automatically run locate.updatedb by default, so using "locate SUBSTRING" can be much, much faster than "find." The disadvantage of this, though, is that it can reveal filenames otherwise only visible to the user who last ran updatedb (usually root). |
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Mihai Secasiu |
2005-09-21 16:54:41 |
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If you want you can exclude some directories from locate database by running "updatedb -e dirs" instead of just "updatedb" |
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