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

NAME
     locate.updatedb - update locate database

SYNOPSIS
     locate.updatedb [--tmpdir=dir] [--fcodes=dbfile] [--
		     searchpaths='dir1 -dir2...'] [--
		     prunepaths='dir1 -dir2...'] [--
		     filesystems='type1 -type2...']

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:

     --tmpdir
	     Sets the directory temporary files are stored in.

     --fcodes
	     Use the named file as the find codes database. If the file name
	     '-' is given, the database will be sent to standard output.

     --searchpaths
	     Sets the list of directories to be put in the database.

     --prunepaths
	     Sets the list of parent directories that should not go in the da-
	     tabase.

     --filesystems
	     A list of filesystem types to be traversed by find(1).

FILES
     /etc/locate.rc	      configuration file
     /var/db/locate.database  default database

SEE ALSO
     find(1), locate(1), weekly(8)

     Woods, James A., "Finding Files Fast", ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.

MirOS BSD #10-current	      February 11, 1996				     1
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