LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)
System Manager's Manual
LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)
NAME
locate.updatedb
—
update locate database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
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
.
October 5, 2005
NetBSD 5.99