Configure Unix Linux Locate a Command 1 $ which iostat 1 $ whereis iostat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 $ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade $ sudo apt install plocate $ locate iostat $ locate example.txt $ locate [example] # Search partial matches $ locate -i [Example] # Case-insensitive $ locate -n 5 filename $ locate --regex -i "(\.mp4|\.avi)" $ locate [filename] | wc -l $ locate -c [filename] $sudo updatedb $locate [example] | grep "$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" 1 $ sudo find / -name iostat 1 $ command -v ssh Display information about the command type 1 2 3 4 5 $ type ssh $ type sleep head $ type -p pwd $ type -a pwd $ type -t grep alias (shell alias) function (shell function) builtin (shell builtin) file (disk file) keyword (shell reserved word) Determine the exact path that these links point to 1 2 $ readlink --version $ readlink --help 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 $ readlink -f $(which ssh) $ readlink -e desk $ readlink -m desk3 $ readlink -n desk4 $ readlink -q desk $ readlink -s desk5 $ readlink -s desk5 $ readlink -z desk2