Linux slocate command

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Linux slocate command to find files or directories.

slocate itself has a database that stores relevant information about files and directories in the system.

Syntax

slocate [-u][--help][--version][-d <directory>][searched file]

Parameter:

• -d<directory>or--database=<directory> 　Specify the directory where the database is located.
• -u 　Update the slocate database.
• --help 　Display help.
• --version 　Display version information.

Online Examples

Use the command 'slocate' to display the file path information containing the keyword 'fdisk', enter the following command:

$ slocate fdisk #Display the path information of files containing the keyword 'fdisk' 

After executing the above command, the output information of the instruction execution is as follows:

$ slocate fdisk #Display the path information of files containing the keyword 'fdisk'  
/root/cfdisk        #List of search results file paths  
/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  

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