NAME

locate.updatedb — update locate database

SYNOPSIS

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.