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Command: locate.updatedb | Section: 8 | Source: NetBSD | File: locate.updatedb.8
LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)
NAME
locate.updatedb - update locate database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb [-c file]
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.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 February 6, 2020 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8