updatedb

update the slocate database

1. updatedb.1.man

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updatedb - update the slocate database

updatedb [-u] [-u path] [-e path1,path2,...] [-f fstype1,...] [-l [01] ] [-q] [-v,--verbose] [-V, --version] [-h, --help] pattern...

This manual page documents slocate, a security-enhanced version of locate. updatedb is simply a link to slocate that implies the -u option.

-u: Create slocate database starting at the root directory. This is the default behavior when called as updatedb.
-U path: Create slocate database starting at path path.
-e dirs: Exclude directories in the comma-separated list dirs from the slocate database.
-f fstypes: 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.

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