NAME
locate.updatedb – update locate database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
DESCRIPTION
The locate.updatedb utility updates the database used by locate(1). It is typically run once a week by the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist job.
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), launchd(8) Woods, James A., “Finding Files Fast”, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.