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.\" $MidnightBSD$ |
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.\" Copyright (c) 1996 |
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.\" Mike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.org>. All rights reserved. |
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.\" $FreeBSD: stable/10/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8 140420 2005-01-18 13:43:56Z ru $ |
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.\" |
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.Dd February 11, 1996 |
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.Dt LOCATE.UPDATEDB 8 |
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.Os |
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.Sh NAME |
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.Nm locate.updatedb |
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.Nd update locate database |
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.Sh SYNOPSIS |
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.Nm /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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The |
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.Nm |
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utility updates the database used by |
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.Xr locate 1 . |
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It is typically run once a week by the |
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.Pa /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate |
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script. |
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.Pp |
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The contents of the newly built database can be controlled by the |
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.Pa /etc/locate.rc |
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file. |
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
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.Bl -tag -width /var/db/locate.database -compact |
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.It Pa LOCATE_CONFIG |
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path to the configuration file |
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.El |
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.Sh FILES |
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.Bl -tag -width /var/db/locate.database -compact |
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.It Pa /var/db/locate.database |
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the default database |
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.It Pa /etc/locate.rc |
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the configuration file |
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.El |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
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.Xr locate 1 , |
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.Xr periodic 8 |
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.Rs |
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.%A Woods, James A. |
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.%D 1983 |
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.%T "Finding Files Fast" |
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.%J ";login" |
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.%V 8:1 |
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.%P pp. 8-10 |
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.Re |
