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# locate

> Find filenames quickly.
> More information: <https://manned.org/locate>.

- Look for pattern in the database. Note: The database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily):

`locate "{{pattern}}"`

- Look for a pattern case-insensitively:

`locate {{[-i|--ignore-case]}} "{{pattern}}"`

- Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as `*pattern*`):

`locate "*/{{filename}}"`

- Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files:

`sudo updatedb`