Re: using locate properly
Claudio Bley, 2002-Oct-08 16:25 +0200:
> On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 15:15, Robert Wilhelm Land wrote:
> > This could be more a question of bash fundamentals:
> >
> > By trying to find Muttrc on my HDD I used the locate
> > program.
> >
> > This was the command I ueed:
> >
> > rland@MINI:~$ locate [Mm]uttrc
> > ... no reaction.
>
> <snip>
>
> > .....so I tried:
> >
> > rland@MINI:~$ locate '[Mm]uttrc'
> > rland@MINI:~$ locate "[Mm]uttrc"
> > ...nothing.
> >
> > But:
> > rland@MINI:~$ locate &pi0;[Mm]uttrc'
> > >
> > ....put the bash into this ">" - mode and could
> > only be reset by ctrl+C.
> >
> > What has happened here?
> > I would be awfully grateful if someone would help.
>
> If you specify a shell pattern to search for, the file needs to match
> exactly to this pattern (including the directory part).
>
> $ locate '*/[Mm]uttrc'
Btw Robert,
The files you're trying to locate are /etc/Muttrc and
/home/<user>/.muttrc
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
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