LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8)

NAME
locate.updatedb - update locate database

DESCRIPTION
The locate.updatedb utility, located in the configured libexec directory, updates the database used by locate(1).

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