updatedb (was: Mysql setup on server install)

Jason Dixon jason at dixongroup.net
Mon Mar 22 20:33:15 UTC 2004


On Mar 22, 2004, at 2:58 PM, Baek, Steve wrote:

> Jody,
>
> Do an updatedb and then do a find for mysql ->
>
> # updatedb
> # find / -name mysql

updatedb has nothing to do with find.  updatedb is part of the slocate 
package.  It generates the slocate database, effectively the same thing 
as running locate with the -u option.  find is a "real-time" utility 
that performs a recursive search based on the options provided.

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Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net






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