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UPDATEDB(1)							   UPDATEDB(1)

NAME
       updatedb - 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 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.

CONFIGURATION FILE
       Secure	Locate's   updatedb  will  automatically  parse	 GNU  Locate's
       /etc/updatedb.conf.  But please be aware that Secure  Locate  currently
       does  NOT  support  all	options provided by GNU Locate's configuration
       file.

       Options currently supported by Secure Locate are PRUNEFS and PRUNEPATHS

SEE ALSO
       slocate(1)

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