Let’s say I’d like to find something specific on a filesystem, but to omit

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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T11:08:54+00:00 2026-06-08T11:08:54+00:00

Let’s say I’d like to find something specific on a filesystem, but to omit certain directories in the search.

Rather than type locate string, I’d like to type locate string[omit anything which resides in specified directory].

So, for example, let’s say I want to omit /usr/share from the listing.

How is this accomplished?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-08T11:08:56+00:00

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locate string | grep -v ^/usr/share

Or, if you search with find, use -prune:

find / -name \*string\* \( -path '/usr/share' -prune -o -print \)

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