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NAME

       updatedb - update the slocate database

SYNOPSIS

       updatedb [-u] [-U path] [-e path1,path2,...] [-f fstype1,...] [-l [01] ] [-q] [-v,--verbose] [-V, --version] [-h, --help] pattern...

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents  slocate,	a  security-enhanced  version of locate.  updatedb is simply a link to slocate that implies the -u
       option.

OPTIONS

       -u     Create slocate database starting at the root directory.  This is the default behavior when called as updatedb.

       -U path
	      Create slocate database starting at path path.

       -e dirs
	      Exclude directories in the comma-separated list dirs from the slocate database.

       -f fstypes
	      Exclude file systems in the comma-separated list dirs from the slocate database.

       -l <num>
	      Security level.  -l 0 turns security checks off, which will make searches faster.  -l 1  turns  security	checks	on.  This  is  the
	      default.

       -q     Quiet mode; error messages are suppressed.

       -v     Verbose mode; display files indexed when creating database

       --help Print a summary of the options to slocate and exit.

       --version
	      Print the version number of slocate and exit.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       Secure  Locate's  updatedb will automatically parse GNU Locate's /etc/updatedb.conf.  But please be aware that Secure Locate currently does
       NOT support all options provided by GNU Locate's configuration file.

       Options currently supported by Secure Locate are PRUNEFS and PRUNEPATHS

SEE ALSO

       slocate(1)

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