Mlocate
mlocate is a fast, database-backed command-line utility for locating files on Unix-like systems. It provides the locate command, which searches a prebuilt index of filesystem paths rather than scanning the disk in real time. This approach makes lookups much faster, especially on large filesystems. Mlocate is part of the locate family of tools and is designed as an efficient replacement for older locate implementations.
The index is stored as a binary database, typically /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db. It is created and updated by
Usage: The standard invocation is locate pattern. For example, “locate README” lists files with “README” in their
History and context: Mlocate emerged as a fast, robust alternative within the Linux ecosystem, and has been