NAME

locate.updatedb — update locate database

SYNOPSIS

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).

OPTIONS

The locate.updatedb program supports this option:

-c file

Use file (in locate.conf(5) format) as the configuration file instead of the default /etc/locate.conf.

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.