On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:10:26 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:

> Yes, I run as root: updatedb
> But when run:
> locate consent_extraction*
> 
> It only list one file:
> /home/fd/consent_extraction1.pdf (this is a link file)
> /home/fd/business/forms/consent_extraction1.pdf

The wildcard is being expanded by your shell, so the command you are
actually running is 

locate consent_extraction1.pdf

If you want to pass the * to locate, you need to escape or quote it.


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