One of the best tools for quickly finding files by filename is the locate command. The locate command reads one or more databases prepared by updatedb and writes file names matching at least one of the patterns to standard output, one per line.

• These instructions are intended specifically for installing mlocate on Fedora 21.
• I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed Fedora 21 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.

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One of the best tools for quickly finding files by filename is the locate command. The locate command reads one or more databases prepared by updatedb and writes file names matching at least one of the patterns to standard output, one per line.

• These instructions are intended specifically for installing mlocate on Fedora 20.
• I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed Fedora 20 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.

Continue reading “How to Install mlocate (locate and updatedb commands) on Fedora 20” →