I don't know if all distributions have this feature, but from the command line, as root, run: "updatedb" Then from the command line: "locate filename" or even just part of the file's name. You may want to pipe the output into a read only editor like more or less. Wayne
On 02/12/2015 08:09 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 08:01:25PM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> In the present instance I am trying to find the executable for >> Ristretto image viewer. > >From a command line: > which ristretto > > which will print out the full path to the program. Provided it is in your > path. > > Alternatively you can use whatever your menu editor is to find the path > information by > editing the entry for the application. > -- Sent from my Linux Computer _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
