Is there a good index search app for linux?

[pitupepito2000]

Hi guys,

I use both Linux and Windows, Linux being my favorite of course . I recently installed google desktop search in windows. I have grown to like the speed of the results. Is there an app or program that allows you to do index searches in linux as good as google and spotlight do.

In case you didn't know spotlight and google desktop search search withing a variety of file formats. Here is a link:
http://desktop.google.com/?promo=mp-gds-v1-1

Thanks,
pitupepito

 

[bersl2]

find and grep

 

[pitupepito2000]

find and grep don't compare to the search results provided by gds and spotlight. Find and grep can't search within different file formats and return the results extremely fast

pitupepito2000

 

[M00T]

slocate

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: M00T
slocate

That's the spirit! Except it doesn't have any of the special options pertaining to file attributes.

I can't think of anything like what he wants, mostly because the standard solution is organization and descriptive file names. Most of us are still scratching our heads over this entire "desktop search" phenomenon, because we see no use for it.

 

[T3C]

Hmm good question. Off to google I go looking for an answer.

 

[Nothinman]

http://beaglewiki.org/Main_Page

 

[pitupepito2000]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
http://beaglewiki.org/Main_Page

Wow, beagle looks rather interesting and promissing. Do you use or have tried beagle?

 

[Nothinman]

Nope, a lot of the guys on Ars have but I don't really have a need for something like that.

 

[pitupepito2000]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Nope, a lot of the guys on Ars have but I don't really have a need for something like that.

I will probably wait for a more stable release.