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NAME

locate - locate files in pathname database

SYNOPSIS

locate [ options ] pattern ...

DESCRIPTION

locate matches file patterns in a pathname database that is updated daily by updatedb(1).

OPTIONS

-d, --database=path
File database path.
-i, --ignorecase
Ignore case in all pattern match expressions.
-n, --show
Show underlying tw(1) command but do not execute.

OPERANDS

pattern
One or more file patterns. / is matched by pattern metacharacters.

ENVIRONMENT

FINDCODES
Path name of locate database.
LOCATE_PATH
Alternate path name of locate database.

FILES

lib/find/codes
Default locate database.

SEE ALSO

updatedb(1), tw(1)

IMPLEMENTATION

version
locate (AT&T Labs Research) 1999-01-23
author
Glenn Fowler <gsf@research.att.com>
copyright
Copyright © 1989-2008 AT&T Intellectual Property
license
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl1.0.txt