How Can I Search My Entire Server For a File?

You can use the locate command to find any file on the server. See the example below.

[root@localhost:~]$ locate viminfo

/usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax/viminfo.vim

/home/ben/.viminfo

/home/joe/.viminfo.tmp

/home/joe/.viminfo

/home/jeff/.viminfo

/root/.viminfo

If the locate command complains about no locatedb run the command below to update the locate database.

updatedb

Updated on: 07/01/2023