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<p>locate</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== locate pattern ==<br /> <br /> The locate program searches a database for all pathnames which match the<br /> specified pattern. The database is automaticly recomputed periodically weekly and contains the pathnames of all files which are publicly accessible. IE: everything in the [path].&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> The locate program may fail to list some files that are present, or may<br /> list files that have been removed from the system. This is because locate only reports files that are present in the database, which is only regenerated once a week by the /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate script.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> If logged in as root&lt;br&gt;<br /> cd /&lt;br&gt;<br /> /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> will reveal all filenames on your system to all login users.&lt;br&gt;<br /> In some user environments this is a security risk. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: System Commands]]</div>

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