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File Name Databases
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   The file name databases used by `locate' contain lists of files that
were in particular directory trees when the databases were last
updated.  The file name of the default database is determined when
`locate' and `updatedb' are configured and installed.  The frequency
with which the databases are updated and the directories for which they
contain entries depend on how often `updatedb' is run, and with which
arguments.

Database Locations

Database Formats