Is it a bug?

[NoOp]

On 07/20/2008 10:28 AM, Marcin ‘Qrczak’ Kowalczyk wrote:
> 2008/7/20 NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>:
> 
>> In Hardy, locate doesn't
>> find the file in the trash (/home/<user>/.local/share/Trash/) folder, it
>> instead finds where it was.
> 
> This is because the locate database is updated daily. Wait until the
> next day and it will be found in its current place.

Interesting, thanks I wasn't aware of that. Odd - having to wait for a
day to find a file. Using 'sudo updatedb' as Cybe R. Wizard suggests
fixes that problem.

> 
>> Another interesting thing; if I search for the file via Tracker or
>> Nautilus, the file is not found.
> 
> This is because Tracker and Nautilus skip hidden files and directories
> (those with the name beginning with a dot).
> 
> Tracker uses a database like locate (which indexes file contents too,
> not just filenames), but it tracks filesystem changes in realtime.
> 
>> However, if I search for the file using
>> Places|Search the file is found.
> 
> This is strange, because it does skip hidden directories for me.
> 

You have to add the search for hidden files feature:

 >Select more options|Available options:Show hiden and backup files.


[snip added good info]

Thanks for the info!