Re: simple locate question
Lowell Gilbert wrote: "Florian Hengstberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: How to creata a second locate database for private use? (mp3 database or so). I have tried $ locate -U dir_with_mp3s -o database.dtb Searching in this database doent work $ locate -d database.dtb somesong.mp3 gives no result. The database exists and it looks ok, seems to be a simple ascii format. What am I doing wrong? I guess its simple, isn't it! I don't know; the standard locate program doesn't take a -U option, and will give an error message accordingly if called the way you claim you did. Have you installed some other version of locate? To use the standard locate, you use the locate.updatedb(8) script, as the locate(1) manual will tell you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" FCODES="database.dtb"; SEARCHPATHS="dir_with_mp3s"; export FCODES; export SEARCHPATHS; /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb then of course using locate -d database.dtb somefile -- Jeremy Johnston (President / Developer) SmartServ Hosting Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 1-250-402-6634 Ext. 201 Cell: 1-250-402-9583 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (150 Characters max) Fax: 1-250-402-6634 Toll Free: 1-866-702-2904 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: simple locate question
"Florian Hengstberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How to creata a second locate database for private use? > (mp3 database or so). > I have tried > $ locate -U dir_with_mp3s -o database.dtb > > Searching in this database doent work > $ locate -d database.dtb somesong.mp3 > gives no result. > The database exists and it looks ok, seems to be a simple > ascii format. > What am I doing wrong? > I guess its simple, isn't it! I don't know; the standard locate program doesn't take a -U option, and will give an error message accordingly if called the way you claim you did. Have you installed some other version of locate? To use the standard locate, you use the locate.updatedb(8) script, as the locate(1) manual will tell you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
simple locate question
How to creata a second locate database for private use? (mp3 database or so). I have tried $ locate -U dir_with_mp3s -o database.dtb Searching in this database doent work $ locate -d database.dtb somesong.mp3 gives no result. The database exists and it looks ok, seems to be a simple ascii format. What am I doing wrong? I guess its simple, isn't it! Thanks Florian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
