| LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) | System Manager's Manual | LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) |
locate.updatedb —
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb |
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).
Woods, James A., Finding Files Fast, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.
locate.updatedb command appeared in
4.4BSD.
| October 5, 2005 | NetBSD 9.2 |