On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:24:27 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > 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. > > locate consent_extraction\* - didn't find anything > locate "consent_extraction*" - didn't find anything > > locate "*consent_extraction*" - found both files > locate *consent_extraction* - found both files
Or you could simply use locate consent_extraction because a substring match is the default behaviour. -- Neil Bothwick Q-Tip: When an omnipotent alien gives you advice.
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