LOCATE.MKLOCATEDB(8) System Manager's Manual LOCATE.MKLOCATEDB(8)

locate.mklocatedb — create locate database

locate.mklocatedb [-presort]

locate.mklocatedb reads a list of filenames (one per line) from standard input and creates a database usable by locate(1) on standard output. It is typically run by locate.updatedb(8), but it can be used independently to generate a database from any list of paths.

The options are as follows:

Assume the input list is already sorted.

locate(1), locate.updatedb(8)

July 30, 2021 Debian