寻求类似gnome-search-tool的CLI工具：支持目录名分组且基于索引

Got it, let's tackle this problem for you. You want a CLI tool that works like gnome-search-tool but focuses on matching directory names (not full paths), groups results by the matched directory name, and keeps the fast indexed search speed that locate provides. Here are a few solid solutions:

方案1：用mlocate/plocate + 命令行工具组合（无需额外安装） #

Most systems come with mlocate (the default locate on many distros) or plocate (a faster, modern alternative) pre-installed—both rely on the system's indexed database (updated via updatedb), so they keep that lightning-fast search speed you need.

To search for a directory named docs and group results by the directory name, run:

# For mlocate
locate -b "\docs" | grep -E "/docs$" | sort | awk -F/ '{
    if ($NF != current) {
        current = $NF
        print "\n" current ":"
    }
    print "  " $0
}'

# For plocate (faster alternative)
plocate -b "\docs" | grep -E "/docs$" | sort | awk -F/ '{
    if ($NF != current) {
        current = $NF
        print "\n" current ":"
    }
    print "  " $0
}'

命令解释： #

• -b: Tells locate/plocate to only match the basename (the last part of the path), avoiding full-path matches that clutter results.
• grep -E "/docs$": Filters results to only keep paths ending with docs (ensuring we get directories, not files named docs).
• sort: Ensures results are ordered so identical directory names are grouped together.
• awk: Handles the grouping logic—prints the directory name as a header, then lists all matching paths under it.

方案2：自定义脚本实现一键分组搜索 #

If you want a more streamlined workflow, wrap the logic into a reusable script. Save this as dirindexsearch.sh:

#!/bin/bash

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <directory-name>"
    exit 1
fi

SEARCH_TERM="$1"

# Use plocate if available, fall back to mlocate
if command -v plocate &> /dev/null; then
    plocate -b "\${SEARCH_TERM}" | grep -E "/${SEARCH_TERM}$" | sort | awk -F/ '{
        if ($NF != current) {
            current = $NF
            print "\n" current ":"
        }
        print "  " $0
    }'
else
    locate -b "\${SEARCH_TERM}" | grep -E "/${SEARCH_TERM}$" | sort | awk -F/ '{
        if ($NF != current) {
            current = $NF
            print "\n" current ":"
        }
        print "  " $0
    }'
fi

Then make it executable:

chmod +x dirindexsearch.sh

Now you can run it with just:

./dirindexsearch.sh docs

This script auto-detects which indexed search tool you have installed, so it works across most Linux distros.

关键优势 #

All these solutions use the system's pre-built search index (maintained by updatedb), so they're just as fast as locate—no slow real-time filesystem scanning like find would do. And the grouping logic mimics the clean, organized output you liked from gnome-search-tool.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者m33lky