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Locate directories that contain string. Example query: 'bash-completion'
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Locate directories that contain string. Example query: 'bash-completion'
# lists matching non-dirs too after dirs
ls -dp --group-directories-first `locate -b '\bash*completion'`
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A lot faster than find -name [string].

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