On Thursday 11 July 2002 02:52, Martin Mačok wrote:
>On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 02:47:58PM -0700, David Walser wrote:
>> locate is likely only going to be used on desktops, I
>> can't see it getting much use on a dedicated server.
>
>There are several use on a server too... sometimes I wanna see if
>users are not sharing/uploading mp3's or what, so I do "locate .mp3" or
>"locate .avi" to see ... Or sometimes I just can't remember where
>exactly is stored some include_xyz.php in a webtree, so I do "locate
>include_xyz.php" etc... I really use it on servers and on desktops
>too.
But, if it is not used frequently, is not "find /path -name pattern" a
more efficient use of the machine? It allows the search to start only
at a likely point, rather than rummaging through the entire filesystem
periodically. Though I suppose with current hardware capabilities,
folks worry less about such things than in the days of old.
-Chuck
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