Searching for Files, Directories, and More
Unix traditionally has provided useful tools for searching for files by name and content, and Apple has expanded on these by making available a command-line interface into the same databases that the Finder uses to locate files. Unix's traditional tools don't work from a database like the Finder's file searching function does, so they run more slowly. On the other hand, they aren't hampered by needing a database to run or by being only as current in their results as the last database update.
Finding Files: locate, find, mdfind
Sometimes you want to find some files, but you are not sure where they are. Three tools are available to search for files: locate, find and mdfind. Despite having the same purpose, ...
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