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.
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Brian.
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