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in reply to Re^5: System vs. User module version of List::Util
in thread System vs. User module version of List::Util

locate was not helpful at work when I worked with CentOS 5 (or, 6 perhpas) for its database was not maintained enough (NFS mounts; stale database; changes in installed software, etc.). find was the only logical choice to locate any thing that I cared about with certainty.