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)
HISTORY
The
locate.updatedb
command appeared in
4.4BSD.