| ▲ | flexagoon 2 hours ago | |
> Finding a specific file by name across the system > Linux: find / -name "config.txt" This is not how you find a file across the entire system, you use plocate for that. find would take ages to do what plocate does instantly | ||
| ▲ | Nux 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Yes and no, with `find` I know I'm getting "live" results from the filesystem, whereas plocate (and s/locate) merely searches through a database updated god knows when, assuming it's even installed and the bulk of the files indexed. | ||
| ▲ | gib444 13 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
No. "Slower" is not the same as "different functionality". In fact, "find" is guaranteed to be more correct. And more widely available. | ||