Linux Commands Reference - Complete Linux Command Guide
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locate
Quickly find files by name
Syntax
locate [OPTION]... PATTERN...Common Options
-iIgnore case-cShow only count-rUse regex-wMatch whole path-bMatch basename only-nLimit output count-eShow only existing files-SShow database statsCommon Examples
locate nginx.confFind nginx config
locate -i readmeCase-insensitive search
locate -c "*.py"Count Python files
locate -n 5 "*.conf"Limit to 5 results
locate -r "\.sh$"Regex search for .sh files
locate -SShow database stats
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