When you are working with the command line in Linux you need to know how to find files quickly. There are few utilities that can get the job done but you should know how to use them and when to use them. One such utilities is locate command. In this tutorial, we will walk through how to install the locate command if not already installed and see how to use it effectively in Linux.
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