Re: [TCLUG:6388] Finding files quickly

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Yaron (jethro@yaron.org):
>   Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:
> 
> > How do I use the updatedb stuff to find files quickly?
> > 
> > I normally use find / -name "*filename*", is there a quicker way?
> 
> Well, if updatedb is run occasionally from cron etc, you can go "locate
> filename". 
> 
> Red Hat automatically have this in /etc/cron.daily/

That is what I thought, but when I do a locate tar, I get a TON of files with
tar in the name:

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfm/bitmaps/app_tar.xbm
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfm/bitmaps/xfm_tar.xbm
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfm/pixmaps/app_tar.xpm
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfm/pixmaps/xfm_tar.xpm

Anyway to get just the file called tar?
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