⑴实例:查找和pwd相关的所有文件
⑵locate pwd
⑶peida-VirtualBox ~ # locate pwd
⑷/bin/pwd
⑸/etc/.pwd.lock
⑹/sbin/unix_chkpwd
⑺/usr/bin/pwdx
⑻/usr/include/pwd.h
⑼/usr/lib/python./dist-packages/twisted/python/fakepwd.py
⑽/usr/lib/python./dist-packages/twisted/python/fakepwd.pyc
⑾/usr/lib/python./dist-packages/twisted/python/test/test_fakepwd.py
⑿/usr/lib/python./dist-packages/twisted/python/test/test_fakepwd.pyc
⒀/usr/lib/syslinux/pwd.c
⒁/usr/share/help/C/empathy/irc-join-pwd.page
⒂/usr/share/help/ca/empathy/irc-join-pwd.page
⒃/usr/share/help/cs/empathy/irc-join-pwd.page
⒄/usr/share/help/de/empathy/irc-join-pwd.page
⒅/usr/share/help/el/empathy/irc-join-pwd.page
⒆实例: 搜索etc目录下所有以sh开头的文件
⒇locate /etc/sh
⒈peida-VirtualBox ~ # locate /etc/sh
⒉/etc/shadow
⒊/etc/shadow-
⒋/etc/shells
⒌peida-VirtualBox ~ #
⒍实例:搜索etc目录下,所有以m开头的文件
⒎locate /etc/m
⒏peida-VirtualBox ~ # locate /etc/m
⒐/etc/magic
⒑/etc/magic.mime
⒒/etc/mailcap
⒓/etc/mailcap.order
⒔/etc/manpath.config
⒕/etc/mate-settings-daemon
⒖上面就是Linux locate命令的用法介绍了,使用该命令可以查找指定文件,在locate命令无法查找资源的情况下还可使用find命令和whereis命令等命令查找文件(详见Linux的查找文件命令是什么?。