Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 21:29:09 +0200 (CEST) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Greg Martin <gregm@netidea.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Message-ID: <XFMail.990417212909.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <199904171654.JAA06018@everest.netidea.com>
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On 17-Apr-99 Greg Martin wrote:
> Reply to:Greg Martin<gregm@netidea.com>
> Subject: locate and whereis
>
> locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database
>
> I've just installed 2.2.8 and find I can't use locate or
> whereis. I initially updated from 2.2.6 and then tried
> a fresh install. I'm still getting familiar with the
> lay of the land and find locate awfully handy.
su -m
/usr/libexec/locate.mklocatedb
or /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
HTH,
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