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updatedb
Updates the locate database.
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Verified: 2025-10-08
Syntax
$updatedb [OPTIONEN]
Examples
$updatedb
$sudo updatedb
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
updatedb --help
Note
Runs daily via cron by default.
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