> Message du 25/11/20 02:05
> De : "Patrick Shanahan"
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> Objet : Re: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Linux question
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> * Michael [11-24-20 19:30]:
> > yeah I am just a simple guy... that is too complicated for me!
> > Let's see.... find -maketime ? type file -deletefile
> >
> > see, too complicated!
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 7:20 PM Patrick Shanahan
wrote:
> > >
> > > * Michael [11-24-20 19:14]:
> > > > find it easier to:
> > > >
> > > > sudo updatedb
> > > > locate
> > > >
> > > > well that might be because I never learned the find command but still
> > > > it works for me.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 2:53 PM Anton Aylward
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On 24/11/2020 12:09, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > > > > > * Sakke K [11-24-20 12:01]:
> > > > > >> locate is a faster command than find.
> > > > > >> For example, locate _A250256.ORF.xmp
> > > > > >
> > > > > > yes, find actively scans your file structure while locate just look
> > > > > > into
> > > > > > its database. but the database must be up-to-date or your locate
> > > > > > will
> > > > > > fail.
> > > > >
> > > > > RTFM
> > > > > Just to clarify from TFM:
> > > > > ==============================================================================
> > > > > locate(1) General Commands Manual
> > > > >
> > > > > NAME
> > > > > locate - find files by name
> > > > >
> > > > > SYNOPSIS
> > > > > locate [OPTION]... PATTERN...
> > > > >
> > > > > DESCRIPTION
> > > > > locate reads one or more databases prepared by updatedb(8) and
> > > > > writes file names matching at least one of the PATTERNs to standard
> > > > > output, one per line.
> > > > >
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > By default, locate does not check whether files found in database
> > > > > still exist (but it does require all parent directories to exist if
> > > > > the database was built with --require-visibility no). locate can
> > > > > never report files created after the most recent update of the
> > > > > relevant
> > > > > database.
> > > > > ===========================================================================
> > > > >
> > > > > So if you've uploaded (or relocated after uploading to a scratch
> > > > > directory)
> > > > > since the last update to the relevant databases, 'locate' is not
> > > > > going to be
> > > > > useful. 'find', by comparison deals with what is actually in the file
> > > > > system
> > > > > right now.
> > > > >
> > > > > The man page on 'updatedb' says it is refreshed daily by 'cron', but
> > > > > on some
> > > > > systems it is done by a systemd timer unit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Either way, it may not, on you system, be enabled by default. It
> > > > > isn't on mine.
> > > > > So I prefer to use 'find'. Which is more flexible about such matters
> > > > > time and
> > > > > size and the ability run subcommands such as 'exifgrep' on any
> > > > > potential match.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > except that updating the locate db more than likely takes quite a bit
> > > longer than a more localized find command.
> > >
> > > but locate will be easier for you if that is what you understand and do
> > > not understand find.
> > >
> > > that said, find is very handy once you learn it as it has many
> > > applications. I automagically remove files in a particular directory
> > > based on their file-date:
> > > find -mtime +22 -type f -delete
> > >
> > > Just one example.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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>
> much simpler if you type the command correctly, ie: it is not "maketime".
> so perhaps it really is too complicated.
>
> your words.
>
Find... a very powerfull swiss knife, indeed !
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