Try looking at man updatedb.conf
because you can configure updatedb, used by locate, to exclude specific files and/or directories. Or you can generate your own list of files by using the find command. With a good editor you can just remove the files you don't want scanned and do this: cat mylistoffiles | fgrep .... Many ways to solve this problem. YMMV depending on the problem specifics and the solution chosen. On 03/08/2015 01:22 PM, [email protected] wrote:
How can I exclude a specified directory (or perhaps more than one) from a 'locate' search for files containing a certain name or word on my system? For example, I frequently now use the following: $ locate filename | fgrep -ya "/home/joe" <E> How could I modify that to exclude all files with the specified filename in one (or more) specified subdirectories? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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