Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-13 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Saturday 13 September 2003 12:00 pm, Miark wrote: > On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:36 +0700, Merlin Zener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere > > *except* in the /mnt directory? > > You can use slocate (which you can invoke with "lo

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-13 Thread Miark
On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:36 +0700, Merlin Zener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere > *except* in the /mnt directory? You can use slocate (which you can invoke with "locate") and grep everything that's not in /mnt. You can do that

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread Derek Jennings
On Saturday 13 Sep 2003 12:41 am, Merlin Zener wrote: > On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 05:47, RichardA wrote: > > On 13 Sep 2003 04:20:54 +0700, Merlin Zener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > I think there is something broken somewhere - all I get is: > > > bash: updatedb: command not found > > > bas

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread RichardA
On 13 Sep 2003 04:20:54 +0700, Merlin Zener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think there is something broken somewhere - all I get is: > bash: updatedb: command not found > bash: slocate: command not found Not sure if slocate is installed by default. Try urpmi slocate. Richard -- "Get up and turn

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread Merlin Zener
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 04:06, Charles-Roberts wrote: > Merlin Zener wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere > > *except* in the /mnt directory? I notice that it takes ages to find > > anything, and it seems to be when it get to the /mnt part of the

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread Merlin Zener
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 04:17, Charles A Edwards wrote: > On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:36 +0700 > Merlin Zener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere > > Try using slocate instead of find > > If you have not used it before su to root and then >

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread Charles A Edwards
On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:36 +0700 Merlin Zener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere Try using slocate instead of find If you have not used it before su to root and then # updatedb After it has completed you can drop back to user and $ sloca

Re: [newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread Charles-Roberts
Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere *except* in the /mnt directory? I notice that it takes ages to find anything, and it seems to be when it get to the /mnt part of the search - it rattles the floppy and click-clicks the CDRW, even though ther

[newbie] how to "find files" and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Thread Merlin Zener
Hi, I wonder if it's possible to make the "find files" look everywhere *except* in the /mnt directory? I notice that it takes ages to find anything, and it seems to be when it get to the /mnt part of the search - it rattles the floppy and click-clicks the CDRW, even though there's no disk in eithe