Locate &GUI; FrontendLocate&krusader; has a &GUI; front end for
the
locate command (findutils). Locate is used for
fast file searching not from a directory but a database. The
package contains two files,
locate and
updatedb. Updatedb goes through the local
file system and stores the file entries in the database.
cron often calls
updatedb every night (set with Kcron). Choose
CommandsLocateor
&Ctrl;
L to start this feature.
Konfigurator can set
additional arguments for
updatedb.Checkbox Options
Show only the existing files: if the
database contains entries which no longer exist any more
(deleted, moved since the last
updatedb),
locate does not list them. It checks the
existence of each file before the listing in the results
window (slow).Case Sensitive: unchecking it allows
lower and upper case search.Action buttons
Locate: executes
locate
foo foo and places its
output into the results window.Stop: stops the locating
process.UpdateDB: starts
updatedb for updating the locate database
after entering the root password.Close: closes the locate
window.Results window
Double-click on an item: steps to its directory, makes
the item visible and closes the locate dialog.Right click: edits/views/finds the menu.
F3: views the current item.F4: edits the current item.&Ctrl;
f: finds files in the results
window.&Ctrl;
n: shows the next search
result.&Ctrl;
p: shows the previous search
result.
The results window supports dragging items to other windows
and copy to clipboard (&Ctrl;c).