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Date:      Tue, 1 Oct 2002 03:24:13 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
To:        Lee Gold <goldtech@worldpost.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: unix locate cmd
Message-ID:  <20021001102412.GJ77771@vectors.cx>
In-Reply-To: <E17wK6C-0007P5-00@smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net>
References:  <E17wK6C-0007P5-00@smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net>

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>> (10.01.2002 @ 0418 PST): Lee Gold said, in 0.5K: <<
> I'm trying to use the  locate  cmd to find all
> instances of .xinitrc in my system. I did,
> 
> root#  /usr/libexec/locate.unpdatedb

when you run the program, you're leaving out the 'n' in locate.updatedb,
right?

> root# setenv $LOCATE_PATH /var/db/locate.database
> 
> I've tried  root# locate "filename"
> with different input but the command gives no
> feedback or output - it just goes to a new prompt.
> and of course,
> # locate .xinitrc  or \.initrc or anything else gives no
> out from the cmd. what am I doing wrong?

so you can't locate anything at all? so, for example, "locate termcap"
gives no output? what's the filesize of your /var/db/locate.database?

-Adam


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