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On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:10:26 -0600, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> Yes, I run as root: updatedb |
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> But when run: |
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> locate consent_extraction* |
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> It only list one file: |
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> /home/fd/consent_extraction1.pdf (this is a link file) |
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> /home/fd/business/forms/consent_extraction1.pdf |
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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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Neil Bothwick |
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