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    Lightbulb finding a file

    okay just forgot how to do this. need to probably use a wild card. i need to find a file that ends with .mp4. tks

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    Re: finding a file

    You could try locate

    Code:
    locate --regex '\.mp4$'

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    Lightbulb Re: finding a file

    lars tks that did the trick

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    Re: finding a file

    If you want a GUI, Xubuntu comes with catfish (under accessories). Just put mp4 in the search box. No wilds card needed. Your home folder is searched by default. You can change that by the selector. (Note: my comment relates to Xubuntu 12.10 - my current version - later releases may be different.)

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