LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)

NAME

locate.updatedbupdate 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 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.
October 5, 2005 NetBSD 6.1