Locate Files - Find Files Quickly | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos
Find files quickly with Locate. Efficiently search for filenames using the Locate command-line tool. Free online tool, no registration required.
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Find filenames quickly. More information: https://manned.org/locate.
- Look for pattern in the database. Note: The database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily):
locate {{pattern}}
- Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as
*pattern*
):
locate '*/{{filename}}'
- Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files:
sudo updatedb