Question: What Is Locate Command in Linux?
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How does locate command work?

How Does locate Work. The locate command searches for a given pattern through a database file that is generated by the updatedb command. The found results are displayed on the screen, one per line. During the installation of the mlocate package, a cron job is created that runs the updatedb command every 24 hours.

What is difference between locate and find command in Linux?

The find command has a number of options and is very configurable. … locate uses a previously built database, If database is not updated then locate command will not show the output. to sync the database it is must to execute updatedb command.

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