{"id":3817,"date":"2021-12-01T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T08:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatmm.com\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2021-12-16T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:16:15","slug":"2-2-using-the-command-line-to-get-help-locating-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iat.edu.mm\/2-2-using-the-command-line-to-get-help-locating-files\/","title":{"rendered":"2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help: Locating Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The locate Command<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Linux System \u1000\u102d\u102f Directories \u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a Files \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038\u1005\u103d\u102c\u1016\u103c\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1016\u103d\u1032\u1037\u1005\u100a\u103a\u1038\u1010\u100a\u103a\u1006\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a\u1011\u102c\u1038\u1010\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b System \u1011\u1032\u1019\u103e\u102c \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1000\u102d\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101b\u102c Tools \u1021\u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038\u1021\u1015\u103c\u102c\u1038\u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u101b\u103e\u102d\u1015\u102b\u1010\u101a\u103a\u104b \u1021\u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a\u1006\u102f\u1036\u1038\u101b\u103e\u102c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u102c\u1010\u1005\u103a\u1001\u102f\u1000\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">locate Command<\/span><\/em> \u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Locate Command \u101f\u102c <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">File System Database<\/span><\/em> \u1011\u1032\u1019\u103e\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038\u1014\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u101b\u103e\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1005\u102c\u101e\u102c\u1038\u1015\u102b\u101e\u1019\u103b\u103e\u1021\u102c\u1038\u101c\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f \u1015\u103c\u1014\u103a\u1015\u103c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c\u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iatmm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-01-at-15.16.51-1024x182.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3821\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; locate Command \u1019\u103e\u102c <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Wildcards <\/span><\/em>\u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Regular Expressions<\/span><\/em> \u1010\u103d\u1031\u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u1021\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1015\u103c\u102f\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u102c\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1019\u101a\u1037\u103a\u1005\u102c\u101e\u102c\u1038\u101f\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1010\u1032\u1037\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1014\u102c\u1019\u100a\u103a\u1010\u1005\u103a\u1001\u102f\u101c\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1021\u1015\u103c\u100a\u1037\u103a\u1021\u101d\u1011\u1015\u103a\u1010\u1030\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u1014\u1031\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1019\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1015\u102b\u1018\u1030\u1038\u104b Regular Expressions \u1010\u103d\u1031\u1021\u1000\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f \u1014\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a\u1021\u1001\u1014\u103a\u1038\u1019\u103e\u102c \u101c\u1031\u1037\u101c\u102c\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u1015\u102f\u1036\u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a\u1021\u102c\u1038\u1016\u103c\u1004\u1037\u103a\u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 locate Command \u101f\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1010\u1032\u1037\u1005\u102c\u101e\u102c\u1038 Pattern \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1000\u103c\u101a\u103a Asterisks \u1016\u103c\u1004\u1037\u103a \u101d\u1014\u103a\u1038\u101b\u1036\u1011\u102c\u1038\u101e\u101c\u102d\u102f \u1015\u103c\u102f\u1019\u1030\u1010\u1010\u103a\u1010\u102c\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1037 <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">locate PATTERN <\/span><\/em>\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101b\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c\u101e\u100a\u103a <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">locate *PATTERN*<\/span><\/em> \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101b\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c\u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1021\u1010\u1030\u1010\u1030\u1015\u102b\u1015\u1032\u104b \u1021\u1032\u1037\u1012\u102b\u1000\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1004\u1037\u103a\u1015\u1032 \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1014\u102c\u1019\u100a\u103a\u1021\u1010\u102d\u1021\u1000\u103b\u1015\u102b\u1019\u103e \u1015\u103c\u101b\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1015\u1031\u1019\u101a\u1037\u103a \u101b\u103e\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037\u1005\u102c\u101e\u102c\u1038\u1015\u102b\u101e\u1019\u103b\u103e\u1021\u102c\u1038\u101c\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f \u1015\u103c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1014\u1031\u1010\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b locate Man Page \u1019\u103e\u102c \u101b\u103e\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1015\u103c\u1011\u102c\u1038\u101e\u101c\u102d\u102f Options \u1010\u103d\u1031\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u101c\u102d\u102f\u101e\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1015\u103c\u102f\u1015\u103c\u1004\u103a\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; locate \u101f\u102c Database \u1011\u1032\u1019\u103e \u101e\u103d\u102c\u1038\u1016\u1010\u103a\u1010\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u1010\u102c\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1019\u1000\u103c\u102c\u101e\u1031\u1038\u1019\u102e\u1000 \u1016\u1014\u103a\u1010\u102e\u1038\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1000\u102d\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1019\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1037\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038\u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u101b\u103e\u102d\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">updatedb<\/span><\/em> \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037\u1001\u1031\u102b\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 Program \u101c\u1031\u1038\u1016\u103c\u1004\u1037\u103a Database \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1021\u1001\u103b\u102d\u1014\u103a\u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a\u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a Update \u101c\u102f\u1015\u103a\u101c\u1031\u1037\u101b\u103e\u102d\u1015\u1031\u1019\u101a\u1037\u103a Root User Privileges \u101b\u103e\u102d\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 Database \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1001\u103b\u1000\u103a\u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1038 Update \u101c\u102f\u1015\u103a\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1021\u1015\u103a\u1015\u102b\u1000 updatedb Command \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1021\u1001\u103b\u102d\u1014\u103a\u1019\u101b\u103d\u1031\u1038 Run \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1015\u102b\u1010\u101a\u103a\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The find Command<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1000\u102d\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037\u1021\u1010\u103d\u1000\u103a \u1021\u101c\u103d\u1014\u103a\u1021\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u101d\u1004\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1021\u1001\u103c\u102c\u1038 Tool \u1010\u1005\u103a\u1001\u102f\u1000\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 find \u1015\u102b\u1015\u1032\u104b locate Command \u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1019\u1010\u1030\u100a\u102e\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u100a\u103a\u1038\u101c\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1010\u1005\u103a\u1001\u102f\u1016\u103c\u1004\u1037\u103a \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b \u101b\u103e\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1010\u1032\u1037 Directory \u1010\u1005\u103a\u1001\u102f\u1019\u103e Directories \u1021\u1001\u103d\u1032\u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038\u1005\u103d\u102c\u1021\u1015\u102b\u1021\u101d\u1004\u103a Directory Tree \u1010\u1001\u102f\u101c\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f \u1021\u1006\u1004\u1037\u103a\u1006\u1004\u1037\u103a\u1021\u1000\u102f\u1014\u103a\u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u1015\u102b\u1010\u101a\u103a\u104b locate Command \u1019\u103e\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f Database \u1016\u103c\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1019\u103e\u1010\u103a\u1019\u1011\u102c\u1038\u1018\u1032 find Command \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1001\u1031\u102b\u103a\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1019\u103e \u1021\u101c\u102f\u1015\u103a\u101c\u102f\u1015\u103a\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c\u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1015\u102b\u104b locate \u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1006\u1004\u103a\u1010\u1030\u1010\u102c\u1000\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 find Command \u101f\u102c\u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Wildcards<\/span><\/em> \u1014\u103e\u1004\u1037\u103a <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Regular Expressions<\/span><\/em> \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1021\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1015\u103c\u102f\u1001\u103d\u1004\u1037\u103a\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; find Command \u1021\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1015\u103c\u102f\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037\u1021\u1010\u103d\u1000\u103a \u101b\u103e\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1010\u1032\u1037 Directory Path \u101c\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1000\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 \u1016\u1031\u102c\u103a\u1015\u103c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b \u1015\u103c\u1015\u1031\u1038\u1019\u101a\u1037\u103a \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1021\u1010\u103d\u1000\u103a Filter Criteria \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1021\u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1010\u1032\u1037 <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Expressions<\/span><\/em> \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1011\u1015\u103a\u1011\u100a\u1037\u103a\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1015\u102b\u1010\u101a\u103a\u104b \u1025\u1015\u1019\u102c <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">-name Expression<\/span><\/em> \u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1021\u1032\u1037\u1012\u102e\u1037\u1021\u1019\u100a\u103a\u1015\u102b\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1000\u102d\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1015\u102b\u1010\u101a\u103a\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iatmm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-01-at-15.17.04-1024x238.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3823\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u1015\u1011\u1019\u1001\u1031\u102b\u103a\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 find Command \u1000 Current Directory (Downloads) \u1011\u1032\u1019\u103e\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1016\u103d\u1031\u1010\u102c\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1012\u102f\u1010\u102d\u101a\u1010\u1005\u103a\u1001\u102f\u1000 User Home Directory \u1019\u103e\u102c \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1010\u102c\u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; find Command \u101f\u102c \u1021\u1010\u1031\u102c\u103a\u101c\u1031\u1038\u101b\u103e\u102f\u1015\u103a\u1011\u103d\u1031\u1038\u1010\u102c\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1037 <em><span style=\"color:#b41d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Linux Essentials Exam<\/span><\/em> \u1021\u1010\u103d\u1000\u103a \u1021\u1000\u102f\u1014\u103a\u1015\u102b\u101d\u1004\u103a\u1021\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u101c\u1031\u1037\u101c\u102c\u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037\u1019\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1015\u1031\u1019\u101a\u1037\u103a \u101c\u1000\u103a\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1037\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 \u1021\u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a\u1010\u1000\u101a\u103a\u1021\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u101d\u1004\u103a\u101c\u103e\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1021\u101e\u102f\u1036\u1038\u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038\u1010\u1032\u1037 Tool \u101c\u1031\u1038\u1015\u102b\u104b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The locate Command &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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