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# Rofi-locate - Search files and folders on your system
* tutorial video: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oks3p_R54IU)
* offical website: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/user/gotbletu)
### install requirements
rofi mlocate
### colors
vim ~/.Xresources
!-------- ROFI Color theme {{{
!------------------------------------------------------
! https://davedavenport.github.io/rofi/p11-Generator.html
rofi.color-enabled: true
rofi.color-window: #000000, #000000, #000000
rofi.color-normal: #000000, #b3e774, #000000, #b3e774, #000000
rofi.color-active: #000000, #b3e774, #000000, #b3e774, #000000
rofi.color-urgent: #000000, #b3e774, #000000, #b3e774, #000000
! }}}
### hotkey binding command (better version) Thanks [@smilingverb](https://github.com/gotbletu/shownotes/issues/16)
locate home media | rofi -threads 0 -width 100 -dmenu -i -p "locate:" | xargs -r -0 xdg-open
### hotkey binding command (alternative version with colors without needing ~/.Xresources)
xdg-open "$(locate home media | rofi -threads 0 -width 100 -color-window "#000000, #000000, #000000" -color-normal "#000000, #b3e774, #000000, #b3e774, #000000" -color-active "#000000, #b3e774, #000000, #b3e774, #000000" -color-urgent "#000000, #b3e774, #000000, #b3e774, #000000" -dmenu -i -p "locate:")"
### refresh locate command database
sudo updatedb
### references
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oks3p_R54IU
- https://davedavenport.github.io/rofi/
- rofi playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqv94xWU9zZ0LVP1SEFQsLEYjZC_SUB3m
### contact
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- http://www.youtube.com/user/gotbletu
- https://twitter.com/gotbletu
- https://plus.google.com/+gotbletu
- https://github.com/gotbletu
- gotbletu@gmail.com