README.md

mlocate32

mlocate for Windows.

Installation

Copy exe files below into one of the PATH directory.

• bin\updatedb32.exe
• bin\locate32.exe

Usage

make cache

> updatedb32

This command make mlocate32 database named "{current drive}\updatedb".

find location of files

> locate32 <filename-pattern>

This command find files quickly from mlocate32 database.

locate32 detailed usage

Usage: locate32 [options] <file-name-pattern>
Search for entries in a mlocate32 database.

Options:
  -h [ --help ]               Display this help message
  -s [ --size ] [+-]N[bcwkMG] File size for filtering (Specifying it as one of
                              'find' command options)

Sample usage:
  locate32 hoge.exe      # Match named "*hoge.exe*".
  locate32 .dat -s +10M  # Match named "*.dat*" and size is bigger than 10MB.
  locate32 .dat -s +10G  # Match named "*.dat*" and size is bigger than 10GB.

Build

You can build this solution "mlocate32.sln" by Visual Studio 2010 if you want.