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LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)
NAME
locate.updatedb - update locate database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
DESCRIPTION
The locate.updatedb utility updates the database used by locate(1). It
is typically run once a week by the /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate
script.
The contents of the newly built database can be controlled by the
/etc/locate.rc file.
ENVIRONMENT
LOCATE_CONFIG path to the configuration file
FILES
/var/db/locate.database the default database
/etc/locate.rc the configuration file
SEE ALSO
locate(1), periodic(8)
Woods, James A., "Finding Files Fast", ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6 February 11, 1996 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6