NAME
    updatedb - update the slocate database

SYNOPSIS
    updatedb  [-u] [-u path] [-e path1,path2,...] [-f fstype1,...] [-l [01]
    ] [-q] [-v,--verbose] [-V, --version] [-h, --help] pattern...

DESCRIPTION
    This manual page documents slocate, a security-enhanced version of
    locate.  updatedb is simply a link to slocate that implies the -u
    option.

OPTIONS
    -u   Create slocate database starting at the root directory. This is
    the default behavior when called as updatedb.

    -U path
    Create slocate database starting at path path.

    -e dirs
    Exclude directories in the comma-separated list dirs from the
    slocate database.

    -f fstypes
    Exclude file systems in the comma-separated list dirs from the
    slocate database.

    -l <num>
    Security level. -l 0 turns security checks off, which will make
    searches faster. -l 1 turns security checks on.  This is the
    default.

    -q   Quiet mode; error messages are suppressed.

    -v   Verbose mode; display files indexed when creating database

    --help Print a summary of the options to slocate and exit.

    --version
    Print the version number of slocate and exit.

ENVIRONMENT
    SEE ALSO
   locate(1L),