NAME
locate.updatedb —
update locate database
SYNOPSIS
locate.updatedb |
[--fcodes=dbfile]
[--filesystems='type ...']
[--prunepaths='dir ...']
[--searchpaths='dir ...']
[--tmpdir=dir] |
DESCRIPTION
locate.updatedb updates the database used
by locate(1). It is typically run once a week by the
/etc/weekly script.
The contents of the newly built database can be controlled by the /etc/locate.rc file as well as the command line arguments.
The options are as follows:
--fcodes- Output to an alternate database file instead of the default
/var/db/locate.database. If
‘
-’ is specified in place of the file name, send the database to the standard output. --filesystems- A list of filesystem types to be traversed by find(1).
--prunepaths- Sets the list of parent directories that should not go in the database.
--searchpaths- Sets the list of directories to be put in the database.
--tmpdir- Sets the directory temporary files are stored in.
FILES
- /etc/locate.rc
- configuration file
- /var/db/locate.database
- default database
SEE ALSO
Woods, James A., Finding Files Fast, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.