LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) NAME locate.updatedb – update locate database SYNOPSIS /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb DESCRIPTION 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. ENVIRONMENT LOCATE_CONFIG path to the configuration file FILES /var/db/locate.database the default database /etc/locate.rc the configuration file SEE ALSO locate(1), launchd(8) Woods, James A., “Finding Files Fast”, ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983. macOS 15.2 February 11, 1996 macOS 15.2