md-notes/Locate.md

tags	title	created	modified
linux	Locate	2021-10-25T21:52:02.050Z	2021-12-09T21:08:10.036Z

Locate

Examples of locate command

use whatis/man locate for more info

• locate --all "passwd"
• locate /etc --all "passwd"
• locate "passwd" | grep "/etc/"
• locate --all "*.conf" | grep resolv
• locate --all "*conf" | grep proxychains
• locate --all -c "*.conf" - Count number of files whith provided name / pattern

Use -i parameter to search uppercase/lowercase !