LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) BSD System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)
NAME
locate.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 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.
BSD
October 5, 2005 BSD
