| Linux / Unix Command: updatedb |
NAME
updatedb - update the slocate databaseSYNOPSIS
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 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.
SEE ALSO
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