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locate.updatedb — update locate database

/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb

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.

LOCATE_CONFIG
path to the configuration file

/var/db/locate.database
the default database
/etc/locate.rc
the configuration file

locate(1), launchd(8)

Woods, James A., Finding Files Fast, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983.

February 11, 1996 macOS