Difference between revisions of "Mlocate"
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+ | {{lc}} | ||
+ | <code>mlocate</code> is a locate/[[updatedb]] implementation. The 'm' stands for "merging": updatedb reuses the existing database to avoid rereading most of the file system, which makes updatedb faster and does not trash the system caches as much. | ||
− | + | * <code>[[apt install mlocate]]</code> | |
+ | * [[Amazon Linux]]: <code>[[yum install mlocate]]</code> | ||
+ | * <code>[[mlocate --help]]</code> | ||
− | + | <code>[[/etc/cron.daily/mlocate]]</code> | |
+ | == Related terms == | ||
+ | * [[Disk io]] | ||
+ | * [[updatedb.mlocate]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
+ | * {{mlocate}} | ||
* {{locate}} | * {{locate}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Linux]] |
Latest revision as of 15:59, 1 February 2023
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