locate

UK[ləʊˈkeɪt] US[ˈloʊkeɪt]

vt. Located; state the source; find the location of…; determine the location of…

vi.Locate; settle

Third person singular: locates Present participle: locating Past tense: located Past participle: located

Linux locate command syntax

Function: The locate command is used to find documents that meet the conditions. It will search for documents or directories that meet the template style conditions in the database that saves document and directory names.

Syntax: locate [-d ][--help][--version][Template style...]

Linux locate command example

Find the passwd file and enter the following command:

locate passwd