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# Quick Search for Files
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You'll need to set up `locate` for this by installing `mlocate`. `mlocate` needs a list of all files on the machine, so run:
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> sudo updatedb
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Then to find a file called 'my-cats.jpg', run:
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> locate cats
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# Whereis
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`whereis angband`
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... shows where the angband program is, along with configuration files, and binaries.
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Also `which` shows where a binary file (the program) is,
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> which cmus
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That's a lot of files for `cmus`, but you can find out exactly *which* is the program with:
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> which cmus
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`type` shows aliases:
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> type cmus
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