locate.updatedb —
update locate database
  
    | /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb | [ -cfile] | 
The locate.updatedb program rebuilds the database used
  by the locate(1) program. It is
  usually run once per week, see
  weekly.conf(5).
The file systems and files (not) scanned can be configured in
    locate.conf(5).
The locate.updatedb program supports this option:
  - -cfile
- Use file (in
      locate.conf(5) format)
      as the configuration file instead of the default
      /etc/locate.conf.
  - /var/db/locate.database
- Default database
find(1),
  locate(1),
  fnmatch(3),
  locate.conf(5),
  weekly.conf(5)Woods, James A.,
    Finding Files Fast, ;login,
    8:1, pp. 8-10,
    1983.
The locate.updatedb command appeared in
  4.4BSD.