locate

Question 1

locate

Answer 1

locate reads one or more databases prepared by updatedb(8) and writes file names matching at least one of the PATTERNs to standard output, one per line.

Question 2

locate

Answer 2

locate alone will search for a file or name.

Question 3

locate “*.html” -n 20

Answer 3

Limits the search quieries to a specific number with the -n flag.

Question 4

locate -c [tech]*

Answer 4

Displays the number of matching entries with the -c option.

Question 5

lcoate -i *text.txt*

Answer 5

Makes the search case insensitive with the -i option.

Question 6

updatedb

Answer 6

This command will update the mlocate database.

Question 7

locate -i -e *text.txt*

Answer 7

This command only prints out files that existed when the locate command was run and not after. That is why the -e, –existing option was used.

Question 8

locate -i -0 *text.txt*

Answer 8

The -0 option causes the locate command to output entries without a newline.

Question 9

locate -S

Answer 9

This command will display the mlocate.db file for viewing.

Question 10

locate -q

Answer 10

The -q option suppresses any error messages.

Question 11

locate -d <new> <filename></filename></new>

Answer 11

The -d option will point the locate command to a different mlocate.db file.