This article spotlights alternative tools to locate.
The software featured here is free and open source. All tools provide a command-line interface (CLI) unless otherwise stated.
| Alternatives to locate | |
|---|---|
| plocate | locate based on posting lists, completely replacing mlocate |
| mlocate | locate/updatedb implementation. The ‘m’ stands for “merging” |
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