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05-09-2011, 04:13 AM	#1
sandeep002gupta Member Registered: Apr 2011 Posts: 96 Blog Entries: 1 Rep:	difference between find and locate command Hi, Who is the most advanced command find & locate & also what is difference between find and locate command. sandeep

05-09-2011, 04:16 AM	#2
syg00 LQ Veteran Registered: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Distribution: Lots ... Posts: 21,153 Rep:	Use the search function - or look at related threads below. This was asked very recently.

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