LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) BSD System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)NAMElocate.updatedb — update locate database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
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).
FILES
/var/db/locate.database Default database
SEE ALSOfind(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.
BSD October 5, 2005 BSD