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Find anything and open it with one command
Authored by: lazybone on Apr 14, '05 07:50:42PM

First, 'locate' will not look at file contents.

Secondly it depends on the GNU find database being up to date. The update gets run nightly (typically) and might not have run on a powerbook that is usually asleep or turned of at night.



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for this problem...
Authored by: wallybear on Apr 18, '05 05:36:46AM
...you can use PseudoAnacron, a free utility that checks at startup which periodic tasks you have skipped and launches them.

Periodic tasks are really important to keep your system clean and synchronized. You can also install Anacron, but PseudoAnacron (a Startup item) is not so invasive and will suffice.


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