updatedb - update the slocate database
SYNOPSIS
updatedb [-u] [-u path] [-e path1,path2,...] [-f
fstype1,...] [-l [01] ] [-q] [-v,--verbose] [-V, --ver
sion] [-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 direc
tory. 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 secu
rity 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
SEE ALSO
locate(1L),
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