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rm42 2010-01-15 05:18
File tools: updatedb locate
 
Do we have updatedb and locate availabe on Maemo5?

Bruce 2010-01-15 06:31
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
I have often noticed updatedb using large amounts of CPU on its daily scan. I would not want it using large amounts of battery every day.

rm42 2010-01-15 12:56
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce (Post 473288)
I have often noticed updatedb using large amounts of CPU on its daily scan. I would not want it using large amounts of battery every day.
I think it can be set to only run manually.

Rob1n 2010-01-15 13:07
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Or use mlocate (https://fedorahosted.org/mlocate/) instead.

les_garten 2010-01-16 02:22
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
[QUOTE=Rob1n;473979]Or use mlocate (https://fedorahosted.org/mlocate/) instead.[/QUOTE.]

I've never used that but it sounds pretty sweat!

pizzulicchio 2010-06-23 20:51
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Hi to all,
i'm sorry for my "very simple" question but, how is it possible to use locate on my N900?
i have installed the package but it's not present the command "locate" or "updatedb".
What i have to do ?

Rob1n 2010-06-23 21:21
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pizzulicchio (Post 726819)
Hi to all,
i'm sorry for my "very simple" question but, how is it possible to use locate on my N900?
i have installed the package but it's not present the command "locate" or "updatedb".
What i have to do ?
It looks like they're both installed into /usr/bin/gnu, so either add that to your PATH or just call /usr/bin/gnu/updatedb, etc.

dchky 2010-07-18 14:55
Bug fix
 
For anyone wanting to actually be able to use updatedb from the locate package, there's a tiny problem with the updatedb script.

You'll need to edit /usr/bin/gnu/updatedb

Line 208 ----> : ${find:=${BINDIR}/find}

Change this to ----> : ${find:=${BINDIR}/gfind}

Once done, gupdatedb and glocate will work as expected.

Hope this helps someone : )

pizzulicchio 2010-08-14 13:55
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Thank you very very much for this note!

Patola 2010-08-14 14:33
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Why would you install updatedb/slocate? You would have two tools that do the same thing. Tracker already indexes all the files. "tracker-files -s Files | grep -i string" locates what you want (I don't know why tracker-search does not work though).

dchky 2010-08-14 14:57
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Because 'locate' has been around since long before those Unix hippies even began to start thinking about growing their hair out in to a long 'stick it to the man' pony tail. : )

I kid! - sorry if I offended anyone.

I guess for me it's familiarity, and (perhaps an incorrect) assumption that tracker was for indexing multimedia, not 'everything' starting at /

rcull 2010-08-14 20:50
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
You can quite easily roll your own.

updatedb as a shell script:-

Code:
find / -print > /home/user/MyDocs/updatedb

locate :-

Code:
grep "$*" /home/user/MyDocs/updatedb

ArnimS 2011-02-28 22:38
Re: Bug fix
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dchky (Post 755826)
For anyone wanting to actually be able to use updatedb from the locate package, there's a tiny problem with the updatedb script.

You'll need to edit /usr/bin/gnu/updatedb

Line 208 ----> : ${find:=${BINDIR}/find}

Change this to ----> : ${find:=${BINDIR}/gfind}

Once done, gupdatedb and glocate will work as expected.

Hope this helps someone : )
I don't see how it could, as there is no 'gfind' installed, but there is a 'find' so the existing script works correctly without this change.

However that locate package *does* need fixing.
i used
mv /usr/bin/gnu/* /usr/bin

zimon 2011-02-28 23:01
Re: File tools: updatedb locate
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Patola (Post 786337)
Why would you install updatedb/slocate? You would have two tools that do the same thing. Tracker already indexes all the files. "tracker-files -s Files | grep -i string" locates what you want (I don't know why tracker-search does not work though).
tracker-files doesn't seem to find what I want:

Code:
Nokia-N900:~# tracker-files -s Files | grep frcode   

NOTE: Limit was reached, there are more items in the database not listed here
Nokia-N900:~# tracker-files -l 4096 -s Files | grep frcode
Nokia-N900:~# locate frcode
/home/opt/maemo/usr/lib/locate-gnu/frcode
/opt/maemo/usr/lib/locate-gnu/frcode
/usr/lib/locate-gnu/frcode


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