Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 22:20:02 +0100 From: "InvictaNet Customer Support" <support@invicta.net> To: "Freebsd-Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Looking for files Message-ID: <000001bea23d$5d3965a0$1a6e4ac3@mail.mad-cow.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <374318C9.CBAA460A@kew.com>
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The best method is to use locate "locate xyz". However, locate uses a database of file entries which must be created/updated first. On my "unsupported" "out dated" "unreliable" 3.0-980520-SNAP (no dig at other readers of this list intended) system you need to run /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate if it doesn't already run automatically. Martyn ----------------------------------------------------- InvictaNet - The Internet in Plain English, Guaranteed http://www.invictanet.co.uk info@invictanet.co.uk <mailto:info@invictanet.co.uk> phone: +44 (0)1233 334000 fax: +44 (0)1233 334001 ------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Ed Keith Sent: 19 May 1999 21:02 To: freebsd-questions Subject: Looking for files In DOS if I'm looking for a file that I don't remember the full name of, but I know it starts with "xyz" I can "cd /" and "dir /s xyz*.*" and find out where it is. How can I do this in FreeBSD? Thank you in advance, -EdK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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