locate - find files by name, quickly

To search for a file $ locate <file_name> $ locate sample.pdf $ locate sample.txt

To search and show only the existing files in the system $ locate -e <file_name>

To print the number of matched files $ locate -c <file_name>

To limit the number of search $ locate *.txt -n 15

To Ignore case sensitive files $ locate -i test_file

regards, T.Dhanasekar