sounds like you want locate Mount each disk as /mnt/disk1, /mnt/disk2, etc. then you can create a custom locate databases for each disk. Then run locate on each database; there are options allow you to specify multiple databases in one search. Or just add new entries to your locate database instead, one disk at a time so you have 1 database with all entries. You could make this database separate from your default system locate database to be tidy. On Tuesday 12 September 2006 11:21, Jordan Peacock wrote: > I know a program like this exists, but I have been googling for it all > morning and can't seem to find it. > > What is does is examine the contents of your CDs, DVDs, etc, and creates a > database of sorts of their filesystems. > > When you need x file, you search for x and it tells you where and on what > CD it is on. > > What is the software name? > > -jordan