NAME
locate.updatedb —
update locate database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb |
DESCRIPTION
Thelocate.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.