You also can use
find &
locate to solve the general problem of "Where did that file go?".
find is powerful, more difficult to learn, & immediate;
locate is quick, easy, inflexible, & uses a database which may have to be updated -- see their man pages. I always start w/
locate, & because of the volume that it puts out, pipe it into
less:
Code:
locate <file_name_fragment> | less -S
Sometimes I use
grep to cut down the crap:
Code:
locate <file_name_fragment> \
| grep -v '^/<useless_directory>' \
| less -S
locate is fast because it uses a database that is usually updated automatically around 3 am. If you need to update it manually, run
updatedb as root.
Again, RT
M. HTH
