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 15.1-STABLE-HBSD       February 11, 1996            LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)