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

# NAME

`locate.mklocatedb` — create locate database

# SYNOPSIS

`locate.mklocatedb` | [`-presort`]

# DESCRIPTION

`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:

`-presort`
  Assume the input list is already sorted.

# SEE ALSO

locate(1), locate.updatedb(8)

July 30, 2021 | Debian