LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) | System Manager's Manual | LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) |
locate.updatedb
—
update locate database
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb |
[-c file] |
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).
The locate.updatedb
program supports this
option:
-c
filefind(1), locate(1), fnmatch(3), locate.conf(5), weekly.conf(5)
Woods, James A., Finding Files Fast, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.
The locate.updatedb
command appeared in
4.4BSD.
February 6, 2020 | NetBSD 10.99 |