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.Dd $Mdocdate: June 12 2022 $
.Dt LOCATE.UPDATEDB 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm locate.updatedb
.Nd update locate database
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm locate.updatedb
.Op Fl \-fcodes Ns = Ns Ar dbfile
.Op Fl \-filesystems Ns = Ns Eo \(aq Ar type ... Ec \(aq
.Op Fl \-prunepaths Ns = Ns Eo \(aq Ar dir ... Ec \(aq
.Op Fl \-searchpaths Ns = Ns Eo \(aq Ar dir ... Ec \(aq
.Op Fl \-tmpdir Ns = Ns Ar dir
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
updates the database used by
.Xr locate 1 .
It is typically run once a week by the
.Xr weekly 8
script.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl \-fcodes
Output to an alternate database file instead of the default
.Pa /var/db/locate.database .
If
.Ql \-
is specified in place of the file name,
send the database to the standard output.
.It Fl \-filesystems
A list of filesystem types to be traversed by
.Xr find 1 .
The default is
.Eo \(aq ffs ufs ext2fs Ec \(aq .
.It Fl \-prunepaths
Set the list of parent directories that should not go in the database.
The default is
.Eo \(aq Pa /tmp /var/tmp Ec \(aq .
.It Fl \-searchpaths
Set the list of directories to be put in the database.
The default is
.Eo \(aq Pa / Ec \(aq .
.It Fl \-tmpdir
Set the directory temporary files are stored in.
The default is
.Pa /tmp .
.El
.Pp
The default settings are modified by the optional configuration file
.Pa /etc/locate.rc .
It is a
.Xr sh 1
script that can be used to set variables.
The names of the variables match the names of the command line
options, but in all caps.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/db/locate.database -compact
.It Pa /etc/locate.rc
configuration file
.It Pa /var/db/locate.database
default database
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr find 1 ,
.Xr locate 1 ,
.Xr locate.mklocatedb 8 ,
.Xr weekly 8
.Rs
.%A Woods, James A.
.%D 1983
.%T "Finding Files Fast"
.%J ";login"
.%V 8:1
.%P pp. 8-10
.Re