21 Apr
2001
21 Apr
'01
11:36
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Sometimes when i boot up my machine i see this 'updatedb' process in the background.What does this do?
It updates the database of files on your system for the command "locate", as in "locate modules.conf" --> returns /etc/modules.conf. Ed Harrison broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(6.4), Kernel 2.4.2, X 4.0.3 or Warp 4, FP12 or Windows98 (running in vmware 2.0.3 for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.1.19a with IBM JDK 1.1.8