TLDR Search

Enter a command. For example: pwdx, cloud init, checkupdates aur.

locate

Find filenames quickly. More information: https://manned.org/locate.

• Look for pattern in the database. Note: the database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily):
   
  locate {{pattern}}
   
• Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as *pattern*):
   
  locate */{{filename}}
   
• Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files:
   
  sudo updatedb