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Re: MATE Search Tool -- forcing a default search path



On Fri 08 Dec 2017 at 07:25:48 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:

> For the *VAST majority* of my searches, I don't know the folder where the
> desired file is. Either I'm researching a problem with an unfamiliar program
> or I know that very similar file names exist in several folders.
> 
> Therefore, I wish to set "Look in folder: to "File System".
> How?

Install mlocate.

updatedb
locate /path/to/folder/*foo*

Intentionally intended to be useful whether MATE is being used or not.

-- 
Brian.


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