NAME
locate.mklocatedb – create locate database
SYNOPSIS
locate.mklocatedb [-presort]
DESCRIPTION
locate.mklocatedb reads a list of filenames (one per line) from standard input and creates a database usable by locate(1) on standard output. It is typically run by locate.updatedb(8), but it can be used independently to generate a database from any list of paths.
The options are as follows:
- -presort
-
Assume the input list is already sorted.