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On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:24:27 -0600, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > The wildcard is being expanded by your shell, so the command you are |
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> > actually running is |
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> > locate consent_extraction1.pdf |
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> > If you want to pass the * to locate, you need to escape or quote it. |
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> locate consent_extraction\* - didn't find anything |
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> locate "consent_extraction*" - didn't find anything |
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> locate "*consent_extraction*" - found both files |
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> locate *consent_extraction* - found both files |
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Or you could simply use |
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locate consent_extraction |
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because a substring match is the default behaviour. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Q-Tip: When an omnipotent alien gives you advice. |
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