#!/bin/sh
#
# simple locate alike
# written as an example how to
# use dbtool.
#
# updatedb creates the database
# which is then used by locate
# to search for a certain string.
#

db="/var/db/locate.db";

echo -n > $db
find / -ls | egrep -v "^\/proc|dev|tmp" | dbtool -d $db -i -f -R -t "^(.+?) (\/.*)$";