On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:00 PM, tom <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 19:44 -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:39 PM, tom <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I thought using the command: $ locate <named files> would work, but >> > nothing happens, even if I su to root. Any help appreciated. >> > Tom >> > >> >> man find(1) > > That command doesn't appear to search my file system and report all > files containing the word. Maybe there's a way to put the utility > locate on lenny? > Tom > >
man find! Did you look at the manpage . . . the man page for 'find'? Patience can only be afforded those who take the time to look things up! # find / -name 'named files' or # find /foo -name 'named files*' etc. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
