Locate

_commands/basics/locate.md

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+---
+
+locate
+---
+
+`locate` : a command used to search a database for the location of files 
+
+```bash
+# Sample command and output format
+$ locate FILENAME
+$ /home/user/Documents/FILENAME
+```
+<!--more-->
+
+### Common examples of commands using locate:
+
+Each command is followed by a sample output format.
+
+```bash
+ $ locate FILENAME # Outputs the complete path of the file
+ $ /home/user/Documents/FILENAME 
+```
+
+Adding `-i` tells locate to ignore case while searching.
+
+```bash
+ $ locate -i *FILENAME*
+ $ /home/user/Documents/FILENAME
+ $ /home/user/Downloads/filename
+```
+
+Locate can also be used to search for a string in a file name. Additionally, adding `-c` outputs the number of occurrences.
+
+```bash
+ $ locate -c STRING # Outputs the count of the occurrences of the string
+ $ 34
+```
+
+Type `man locate` in your terminal to check out the man page for more information!