There are many search tools in Linux, and today we will mainly discuss two tools: locate and find. 01 Locate 1. Performance Overview Queries the pre-built file index database on the system /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db Note: If this file is deleted, locate will not work. The database must be manually updated (updatedb), or the system must be … Read more
<span>find</span> command is a powerful tool in Unix and Unix-like systems (such as Linux) used to search for files and directories within a directory tree. It offers various options for complex searches, allowing filtering based on file name, type, time, size, and more. Below is a detailed introduction to the <span>find</span> command, including commonly used … Read more
🌟 Why Use find? Imagine a server running for 3 years, and the boss asks to clean up log files larger than 100MB. If you were to search through them one by one using a graphical interface, you might end up working late into the night… However, with the find command, it only takes one … Read more
File Search Commands: 1. find directory -name “filename“ – Search for files by name 2. find directory -type f -name “*.txt” – Find specific type of files 3. grep “text” filename – Search for text in a file 4. grep -r “text” directory – Recursively search for text in a directory 5. locate filename – … Read more
1. Locate 1. Performance Overview Queries the pre-built file index database on the system /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db Note: If this file is deleted, locate will not work. You need to manually update the database (updatedb) or restart the system for locate to function again. Relies on a pre-built index: The index is constructed automatically during idle times … Read more