Is there a way to setup locate so it's constantly indexing the file system? I found /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate but I have to run it manually every time I want to update the locate database.
Well, you could run it from cron once a day if you like. Don't underestimate the assault on your hard drive. There's a reason why it runs unattended in the middle of the night.
It can be handy sometimes, when some program wants a somelib.so.3 and I need to know quickly whether I have a somelib.so.x lying around somewhere that I can reuse. Other than that, not much use.
If you are looking for an executable add the -b switch to whereis. To be perfectly honest I don't use whereis that much either. After 10 years I pretty much know where everything is or at least where it's supposed to be :e
Are you looking for a CLI app or a GUI app? There are several GUI apps for GNOME/KDE that do near-realtime indexing of the filesystem, and instant-search. Not sure about CLI.
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