Function that streamlines the regex ability of 'locate'

flocate

# flocate function.  This gives a search function that blends find and locate
# Will obviously only work where locate lives, so Solaris will mostly be out of luck
# Usage: flocate searchterm1 searchterm2 searchterm[n]
# Source: http://solarum.com/v.php?l=1149LV99
flocate() {
  if ! command -v locate &>/dev/null; then
    printf '%s\n' "[ERROR]: 'flocate' depends on 'locate', which wasn't found."
    return 1
  fi
  if (( $# > 1 )); then
    display_divider=1
  else
    display_divider=0
  fi

  current_argument=0
  total_arguments=$#
  while (( current_argument < total_arguments )); do
    current_file=$1
    if (( display_divider == 1 )); then
      printf '%s\n' "----------------------------------------" \
      "Matches for ${current_file}" \
      "----------------------------------------"
    fi

    filename_re="^\\(.*/\\)*${current_file//./\\.}$"
    locate -r "${filename_re}"
    shift
    (( current_argument = current_argument + 1 ))
  done
}