Hello,
I downloaded findutils 4.2.20-1 from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/findutils.htm and found that updatdb seems to be a script of some kind. How do I run it so that I can use the locate command? The section of documentation "invoking updatedb" just shows what options the updatedb script has and doesn't say anything about how to run it.
StephenC.
stephenatcascodotnet
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Updateb is a shell script, which needs a Unix shell to run. Such shells (Bash, Ksh or Csh) are available from Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/), Djgpp (http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/), Uwin (http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/uwin/), and SFU (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/).
Alternatively, one may translate the script into MS-Windows batch or script language.
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Hello,
I downloaded findutils 4.2.20-1 from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/findutils.htm and found that updatdb seems to be a script of some kind. How do I run it so that I can use the locate command? The section of documentation "invoking updatedb" just shows what options the updatedb script has and doesn't say anything about how to run it.
StephenC.
stephenatcascodotnet
Updateb is a shell script, which needs a Unix shell to run. Such shells (Bash, Ksh or Csh) are available from Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/), Djgpp (http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/), Uwin (http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/uwin/), and SFU (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/).
Alternatively, one may translate the script into MS-Windows batch or script language.
You forgot to mention MSYS (http://www.mingw.org), which is a lightweight (smaller download) spin off from Cygwin