Using the 'locate' command for quicker file and directory location
┌ In OpenIndiana : there is a mlocate package.
You just need to install it :
pkg install mlocate
- Indexing all folders and files
updatedb
- Perform a search
locate FILE
┌ In OmniOSce : there is no locate package in core/extra repositories, you need to set up pkgsrc repository first.
- Install pkgsrc repository
You must install pkgsrc repository first.
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- Open a terminal and switch to root
su -
- Install findutils
pkgin -y in findutils
- Indexing all folders and files
updatedb
- Perform a search
locate FILE
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