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<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>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]] | + | * <code>[[apt install mlocate]]</code> |
Revision as of 09:53, 3 June 2022
mlocate 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.
/etc/cron.daily/mlocate
mlocate --help
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