This is probably not as good an idea, but here's what I use: alias updatedb='find / -name "*" | /usr/libexec/frcode > /usr/var/locatedb &' -rgm -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/