locate

Find files quickly using a prebuilt index.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$locate [OPTIONS] PATTERN

Examples

$locate '*.txt'

Examples

$locate -i 'readme'

Typical use cases

Find by name

locate '*.txt'

Case-insensitive

locate -i 'readme'

Note Depends on updatedb/mlocate. Faster than find for simple name lookups.

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