Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find

From	"mick.crane" <mick.crane@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find
Date	2026-05-17 01:00 +0200
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On 2026-05-16 19:46, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 02:06:57PM -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
>> Is there any validity to the idea that find is harder on disks (hits 
>> them more
>> often / more widely) than locate?
> 
> I think it depends upon perspective and context.
> 
> I personally do not install locate because I don't see the point of
> updatedb walking my entire storage once a day just in case I maybe want
> to find some files. From my perspective updatedb "hits harder" than my
> typical use of find.

I do like Catfish which seems to use locate and perhaps only uses 
updatedb when asked, maybe when you know what you are looking for is in 
something new.
mick

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(slightly OT?) Disk usage of find rhkramer@gmail.com - 2026-05-16 20:10 +0200
  Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2026-05-16 20:50 +0200
    Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find "mick.crane" <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2026-05-17 01:00 +0200
  Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find Andrew Latham <lathama@gmail.com> - 2026-05-16 21:40 +0200
  Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find Chime Hart <chime@hubert-humphrey.com> - 2026-05-16 20:30 +0200
  Re: (slightly OT?) Disk usage of find David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2026-05-17 05:30 +0200

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