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| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-02-15 15:26:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-02-15 15:26:52 +0000 |
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diff --git a/appendixa/findutils-desc.xml b/appendixa/findutils-desc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4aaa829c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/appendixa/findutils-desc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +<sect2> +<title>Contents</title> + +<para> +The Findutils package contains the find, locate, updatedb and xargs +programs. +</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2><title>Description</title> + +<sect3><title>Find</title> + +<para> +The find program searches for files in a directory hierarchy which match +a certain criteria. If no criteria is given, it lists all files in the +current directory and it's subdirectories. +</para> + +</sect3> + +<sect3><title>Locate</title> + +<para> +Locate scans a database which contain all files and directories on a +filesystem. This program lists the files and directories in this +database matching a certain criteria. If you're looking for a file this +program will scan the database and tell you exactly where the files you +requested are located. This only makes sense if your locate database is +fairly up-to-date else it will provide you with out-of-date information. +</para> + +</sect3> + +<sect3><title>Updatedb</title> + +<para> +The updatedb program updates the locate database. It scans the entire +file system (including other file system that are currently mounted +unless you specify it not to) and puts every directory and file it finds +into the database that's used by the locate program which retrieves this +information. It's a good practice to update this database once a day so +that you are ensured of a database that is up-to-date. +</para> + +</sect3> + +<sect3><title>Xargs</title> + +<para> +The xargs command applies a command to a list of files. If you need to +perform the same command on multiple files, you can create a file that +contains all these files (one per line) and use xargs to perform that +command on the list. +</para> + +</sect3> + +</sect2> + |