Search/Find File/Folder/Directory on Gnu/Linux Command Line

Locating on Command Line

2. 2. Checking Up

   Check if the updatedb Commad is on System’s Path
   With:

   which updatedb

   If is Not there you Should Find another More Specific Guide or Consult your Specific Distro Documentation.
   But if Missing it may be Installed as: mlocate.
   To Setup it Ubuntu/Debian based use:

   sudo apt install mlocate

   And on CentOS/Fedora:

   sudo yum install mlocate

3. 3. Updating locate DB

   Then to Update the Locate Database
   Play:

   sudo updatedb

   You need to Wait for a little while Until the Locate Database is Updated…

   This procedure Should be Repeated Every Time you Use the locate Command and your System made some Significant Change.

4. 4. Searching on Command Line

   for a Simple Keyword Searching
   Try:

   locate [keyword]

   As for Instance, to Locate a Printer Ppd File:

   locate .ppd

   Whith this Syntax above you can Locate All Files, Directories, Images and Paths Containing the Given “keyword”.

   How to Automatically Update the locate Database

   Setup Cronjob for updatedb

   How to Find your Locate Database Always Freshly Updated

5. 5. Refining Search with grep

   How to Refine your locate Search-Results

   How to Use grep with locate

   How to have Find and Search Icons and Images with Linux Terminal and locate Command