locate.updatedb(8)

NAME

locate.updatedb - update locate database

SYNOPSIS

/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb

DESCRIPTION

The locate.updatedb utility updates the database used by lo

cate(1). It
is typically run once a week by the

/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate script.

The contents of the newly built database can be controlled

by the
/etc/locate.rc file.

ENVIRONMENT

LOCATE_CONFIG path to the configuration file

FILES

/var/db/locate.database the default database
/etc/locate.rc the configuration file

SEE ALSO

locate(1), periodic(8)

Woods, James A., "Finding Files Fast", ;login, 8:1, pp.

8-10, 1983.

BSD February 11, 1996

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