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Home / Virtual Private Servers / How do I find a file on a CentOS or Linux VPS (POA)

How do I find a file on a CentOS or Linux VPS (POA)

Our Linux VPS use CentOS version of Linux which has an optional program called mlocate for finding files.
To install from a CentOS shell prompt enter:  yum install mlocate
Once installed update the database/index using command: updatedb
Now it’s easy to find a file.  You can find a file using the full name or part of the name.  Simply enter:  locate filename
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