Re: [bug #65283] Misleading statement, I believe
James Youngman <[email protected]>
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Fixed with this patch. On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 9:49 AM James Youngman <[email protected]> wrote: > Update of bug #65283 (group findutils): > > Severity: 3 - Normal => 2 - Minor > > Status: None => Fixed > > Assigned to: None => jay > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Follow-up Comment #1: > > Fixed in git. > > Example: The output of "locate foo" would include /home/james/foo/bar > while the output of "find /home -name foo" would not. > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Reply to this item at: > > <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65283> > > _______________________________________________ > Message sent via Savannah > https://savannah.gnu.org/ > >
0001-doc-Explain-how-locate-s-and-find-s-default-matching.patch
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From 9cbbb20bd5f4490ac46431b4e7086ef761aab8af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Youngman <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 09:45:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [doc] Explain how locate's and find's default matching differ. To: [email protected] Example: The output of "locate foo" would include /home/james/foo/bar while the output of "find /home -name foo" would not. --- doc/find.texi | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/find.texi b/doc/find.texi index b0218fb8..634ae9fc 100644 --- a/doc/find.texi +++ b/doc/find.texi @@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ find @var{directories} -name @var{pattern} where @var{directories} are the directories for which the file name databases contain information. The differences are that the -@code{locate} information might be out of date, and that @code{locate} -handles wildcards in the pattern slightly differently than @code{find} -(@pxref{Shell Pattern Matching}). +@code{locate} information might be out of date, and that by default +@code{locate} matches wildcards against the whole file name (not just +its base name) (@pxref{Shell Pattern Matching}). The file name databases contain lists of files that were on the system when the databases were last updated. The system administrator can -- 2.39.2