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LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)	    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	13.2		       February	11, 1996	    LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ENVIRONMENT | FILES | SEE ALSO

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