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Database Formats
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   The file name databases contain lists of files that were in
particular directory trees when the databases were last updated.  The
file name database format changed starting with GNU `locate' version
4.0 to allow machines with different byte orderings to share the
databases.  The new GNU `locate' can read both the old and new database
formats.  However, old versions of `locate' and `find' produce incorrect
results if given a new-format database.

New Database Format

Sample Database

Old Database Format