Today's article is a brief overview of the locate command...

[KGIII]

It's brief and only covers the locate command, though I may have to do an article about how you can use locate with other commands.

Anyhow, it's nice and easy - I think. So, even new folks can probably follow along and get it.

Let's Install And Use 'locate' • Linux Tips

Today, we're going to learn to install and use locate and we'll even cover some basic usage. The locate command does exactly what you'd expect.

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Feedback is alright. Just alright...

 

[SlowCoder]

Though locate is faster than find, I'm not a fan. Locate is good for simple searches of semi-static files, but I like find as it's much more extensible, and functional for a living, changing filesystem.

 

[KGIII]

I'd say they both have their places. I use locate when I want to find something without manually searching for it, mostly.

 

[captain-sensible]

@KGIII me too!

 

[KGIII]

I sometimes use it to count stuff - like how many *.mp3 files exist. With some creative adjustments, you can even make it index external drives.