Hi . How can i return full function to the findutils and locate , It was the best utility for the job and now has been eroded by the supposed replacements that are a complete failure . I want my old locate command back and working as it always used to never failed to find what i wanted Oh and it did not clobber the system whilst building it's database either Pete . -- Linux 7-of-9 3.3.1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Apr 3 06:46:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 AMD Phenom(tm) 9600B Quad-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux