LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) | System Manager's Manual | LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) |
locate.updatedb
—
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb |
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).
Woods, James A., Finding Files Fast, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.
locate.updatedb
command appeared in
4.4BSD.
October 5, 2005 | NetBSD 9.4 |