Question about directories

[Geoffrey Leach]

On 08.18 11:55, Bill Tetens wrote:
> How can you find directories for items like yum and others using a  
> search.  I see references to what I consider directories on the list  
> but cannot see how to search for them.

% whereis yum
yum: /usr/bin/yum /etc/yum.conf /usr/share/yum /usr/share/man/man8/ 
yum.8.gz

% rpm -ql yum
/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
/etc/logrotate.d/yum
/etc/rc.d/init.d/yum
/etc/yum.conf
/usr/bin/yum
/usr/bin/yum-arch
...

% slocate yum
/etc/log.d/conf/logfiles/yum.conf
/etc/log.d/conf/services/yum.conf
/etc/log.d/scripts/services/yum
/etc/logrotate.d/yum
/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/K01yum
/etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K01yum
...