Linux slocate Command

The Linux slocate command is used to find files or directories.

slocate has its own database that contains information about files and directories on the system.

Syntax

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

Parameters:

-d <directory> or --database=<directory> 　Specifies the directory where the database is located.
-u 　Updates the slocate database.
--help 　Displays help.
--version 　Displays version information.

Example

To display file path information containing the keyword "fdisk" using the "slocate" command, enter the following command:

$ slocate fdisk # Displays file path information containing the keyword "fdisk"

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

$ slocate fdisk # Displays file path information containing the keyword "fdisk"
/root/cfdisk        # List of found 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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