Re: How Do I Find A File On The HD?

[Adam Voigt <adam cryptocomm com>]

Just run the command "updatedb" as root.

On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 09:45, Tim Willis wrote:
>     ...and what if you are forced to turn your machine off every evening by
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>     On Tue, 2003-03-04 at 23:01, Jerome Dsilva wrote:
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>     > Is this cronjob run by root or by aonther user?
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>     > Thanks
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>     > >>> agreene pobox com 3/5/03 10:21:46 AM >>>
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>     > On 04-Mar-2003/08:25 -0500, Trevor Smith <trevor whiprush org> wrote:
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>     > >locate searches a database of the files on your system so it is a bit
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>     > >quicker.  however, you have to keep this db updated for it to be of
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>     > >use.  Make sure you run updatedb fairly regularly or right after you 
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>     > >update packages.
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>     > A cronjob runs updatedb every night.
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