locate command for searching exact filename only

penguin_pam

Whenever I use the locate command it shows me all the possible wrap around results; if I am searching for xyz.c , and use locate xyz.c I get /../../../abc_xyz.c /../../../xyzabc_gvdvd.c /../../../abcxyz.c /../../../xyz.c what to do if I want exactly xyz.c only ?

Originally asked by Avani badheka on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

From man locate EXAMPLES To search for a file named exactly NAME (not *NAME*), use locate -b '\NAME' Because \ is a globbing character, this disables the implicit replace‐ ment of NAME by *NAME*. Therefore... locate -b '\xyz.c'

Full answer by Zanna: https://askubuntu.stackexchange.com/a/831872 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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