searching files with knoppix

[nuker]

Hi,

im using knoppix to navigate through my hard drive files since my windows crashed but i dont see any option that allows me search for a file by name like in windows. Lets say i want to find a file called disk.sys in the windows folder. How can i search and find it? im using knoppix 6.4

Thank you.

[utu]

@ nuker

I use locate. To see /etc/rc.local just enter in a terminal
locate rc.local.

If that doesn't work, go to Synaptic and install locate.
On first use, do updatedb to make sure the db is up-to-date.
Also, in trying to locate anything added since the last updatedb, do that again.

There are lots of other ways, this is just my preference.

And, welcome to the forum.

[Werner P. Schulz]

... gnome-search-tool.
It is in the DVD-version of Knoppix. For CD-version you have to install it.

Greetings Werner * http://www.wp-schulz.de/knoppix/summary.html
Own Rescue-CD with Knoppix (Knoppix V6.7.0 remaster)

[honest_abe]

knoppix is linux and linux is unix so why not the old fashioned way using a root shell and typing find / -name disk.sys?

Use any starting directory if you don't want to start at the root directory /

Do it as root to prevent problems of not being able to traverse directories.

[Werner P. Schulz]

... the question has been: "search for a file by name like in windows"

[Denver Dave]

I did a search in the synaptic package manager and locate seems to be installed. Should there be a Locate application in the menu or is it only used from terminal mode?