UPDATEDB (1)
update the slocate database
SYNOPSIS
updatedb
[-u] [-u path] [-e path1,path2,...] [-f fstype1,...] [-l [01] ] [-q] [-v,--verbose]
[-V, --version] [-h, --help] pattern...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page
documents
slocate ,
a security-enhanced version of locate.
updatedb
is simply a link to slocate that implies the -u option.
OPTIONS
-u
Create slocate database starting at the root directory.
This is the default behavior when called as
updatedb.
-U \fIpath\fP
Create slocate database starting at path path.
-e \fIdirs\fP
Exclude directories in the comma-separated list dirs
from the slocate database.
-f \fIfstypes\fP
Exclude file systems in the comma-separated list dirs
from the slocate database.
-l <num>
Security level.
-l 0
turns security checks off, which will make searches faster.
-l 1
turns security checks on. This is the default.
-q
Quiet mode; error messages are suppressed.
-v
Verbose mode; display files indexed when creating database
--help
Print a summary of the options to
slocate
and exit.
--version
Print the version number of
slocate
and exit.
ENVIRONMENT
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