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