NAME
locate.updatedb —
update locate
database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb |
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DESCRIPTION
The
locate.updatedb program rebuilds the database used by the
locate(1) program. It is usually
run once per week, see
weekly.conf(5).
The file systems and files (not) scanned can be configured in
locate.conf(5).
FILES
- /var/db/locate.database
- Default database
SEE ALSO
find(1),
locate(1),
fnmatch(3),
locate.conf(5),
weekly.conf(5)
Woods, James A.,
Finding Files Fast, ;login,
8:1, pp. 8-10,
1983.
HISTORY
The
locate.updatedb command appeared in
4.4BSD.