bugfindutils - Bugs: bug #11745, RFE: regular expression matching...

 
 

bug #11745: RFE: regular expression matching for locate

Submitted by:  James Youngman <jay>
Submitted on:  Thu 27 Jan 2005 12:59:07 PM UTC  
 
Category: locateSeverity: 1 - Wish
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: James Youngman <jay>
Originator Name: Karl BerryOpen/Closed: Closed
Release: 4.2.14Fixed Release: 4.2.15

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Thu 27 Jan 2005 11:07:38 PM UTC, comment #1:

This problem is fixed in the CVS code for findutils.
To resolve your problem, you could either wait for the
next official release of findutils, or check out a copy
of the code from the CVS repository for findutils.

James Youngman <jay>
Project AdministratorIn charge of this item.
Thu 27 Jan 2005 12:59:07 PM UTC, original submission:

One feature I really, really, really miss in GNU locate (that is in the slocate package) is the ability to search the updatedb database for a regular expression, not a string.

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James adds:
Option -r, --regex. Match against whole path name.
Maybe also --regexp in case people misremember the option.
Use POSIX enhanced regexps.
Can anchor against ends of whole path with ^,$ as usual.

Meanwhile, "locate . | grep -e regex" will probably do as a workaround.
]

James Youngman <jay>
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Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
Sat 29 Jan 2005 01:11:17 AM UTCjayOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
  Fixed ReleaseNone=>4.2.15
Thu 27 Jan 2005 11:07:38 PM UTCjayStatusNone=>Fixed

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