Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:07:04 -0500 (CDT) From: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net> To: John <papalia@UDel.Edu> Cc: outlawtx@bga.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "locate" command Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.10.9909251605020.6799-100000@fly.HiWAAY.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990925170130.00958e20@unix01.voicenet.com>
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You can also run /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate which will take care of all the grungy details for you. -steve On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, John wrote: # You need to run /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb to build your database. If # you've never run it before, that could be the reason why. # # --John # # >I can't seem to get "locate" to work. # > # >I type: # > # >locate mc # > # >and get back: # > # >locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database # > # >What's going on here? # > # >Thanks for your help. # > # >Don James # # # # To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org # with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message # To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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