#!/bin/sh # # simple locate alike # written as an example how to # use dbtool. # # locate searches the database # for a file which matches a # certain string. The parameter # to locate can be a fully perl- # compliant regular expression. # # $Id: locate,v 1.3 2001/06/26 23:00:02 scip Exp $ dbtool="/usr/bin/dbtool"; find="/usr/bin/find"; db="/var/local/locate.db"; sort="/bin/sort"; regex=$1; if [ "x$regex" != "x" ]; then $dbtool -d $db -S -k $regex -w -R; else echo "Usage: locate <expression>"; fi