plocate Is A Much Faster locate than mlocate | Linux Today

plocate Is A Much Faster locate than mlocate

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Sep 14, 2021

plocate is a newer, much faster locate tool for findning files on the command-line. It’s a drop-in replacement for mlocate in nearly all aspects, including reusing the mlocate database, and it’s fast on SSDs and HDDs alike.

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