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Whereis command


The whereis command locates the source, binary, and manuals sections for specified files. The supplied names are first stripped of leading path name components and any (single) trailing extension of the form . ext (for example, . c).

What does whereis do Linux?

whereis command is used to find the location of source/binary file of a command and manuals sections for a specified file in Linux system.

What is command locate?

The locate command is a Unix utility used for quickly finding files and directories. The command is a more convenient and efficient alternative to the find command, which is more aggressive and takes longer to complete the search.

What is the command of find?

The find command requires the path to the directory you want to search in, options to specify what attribute you're searching (for instance, - name for a case-sensitive file name), and then the search string.

What is +1 in find command?

The number can be a positive or negative value. A negative value equates to less then so -1 will find files modified within the last day. Similarly +1 will find files modified more than one day ago.