On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 11:33:33PM +0000, James Youngman wrote: > On Dec 5, 2007 1:45 PM, Victor-Philipp Busch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > slocate is on multiuser-systems the better locate tool. > > Really? Why?
some people think that hiding files you can't access is a good thing. i think it's OK, but doesn't really matter since you can't access the file anyway, even if locate does let you find out where it is. slocate's fast update is worthwhile, though - it keeps track of the directory last-mod times and skips the update for files that haven't changed since the last run. if it was feasible, i'd probably make dlocate use slocate instead of locate - but it isn't. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
