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LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)      NetBSD 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.

NetBSD 5.0                      October 5, 2005                     NetBSD 5.0