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

NAME
     locate.updatedb -- update locate database

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb

DESCRIPTION
     The 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).

FILES
     /var/db/locate.database       Default database

SEE ALSO
     find(1), locate(1), fnmatch(3), locate.conf(5), weekly.conf(5)

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

HISTORY
     The locate.updatedb command appeared in 4.4BSD.

NetBSD 5.0_STABLE               October 5, 2005              NetBSD 5.0_STABLE
