On 2026-05-16 19:46, Andy Smith wrote:
Hi,
On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 02:06:57PM -0400, [email protected] wrote:
Is there any validity to the idea that find is harder on disks (hits
them more
often / more widely) than locate?
I think it depends upon perspective and context.
I personally do not install locate because I don't see the point of
updatedb walking my entire storage once a day just in case I maybe want
to find some files. From my perspective updatedb "hits harder" than my
typical use of find.
I do like Catfish which seems to use locate and perhaps only uses
updatedb when asked, maybe when you know what you are looking for is in
something new.
mick
