No such file on my Ubuntu 12.04.2 In fact,/usr/local/bin/ is totally empty so it like is a result from something you added to or ran on the system. Take a look at the datestamps, ownership and permissions On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Joseph Sinclair wrote: > In most cases that's part of a full-text search facility. In Ubuntu and > derivatives (like Mint) it's part of the core system. > > The usage is as follows (for example): > search for "Some Text String" -c -s > which would provide file names where you may find the text string you were > looking for. > > In debian derivatives the following command will tell you what package > installed a particular file: > dpkg -S "filename" (e.g. dpkg -S /usr/local/bin/search) > > > > On 06/27/2013 03:37 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote: > > What is this and how might one use it? > > > > I found this on my system. There is no man page for it. > > A google search turns up nothing (that makes sense to me). > > I've tried several arguments and options, but each one > > just starts a long string of directory/filenames that I > > don't understand. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.