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What is the difference between 'locate' and 'find' in Linux?
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Mar 15, 202663094 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Why there are two so similar command in Linux? and normally what are the circumstances to use each of them?
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searches in the real system. Is slower but always up-to-date and has more options (size, modification time,...) uses a previously built database (command ). Is much faster, but uses an 'older' database and searches only names or parts of them. In any case, and will help you further.
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