LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) - System Manager's Manual

LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual # LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual 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 weekly(8) script. 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. ...