redhat man page for updatedb

UPDATEDB(1L)															      UPDATEDB(1L)

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.

ENVIRONMENT
       SEE ALSO
	      locate(1L),

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