1.\" $OpenBSD: locate.mklocatedb.8,v 1.1 2021/07/30 09:28:26 espie Exp $ 2.\" 3.\" Copyright (c) 2021 Marc Espie <espie@openbsd.org> 4.\" 5.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any 6.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above 7.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. 8.\" 9.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES 10.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 11.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR 12.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES 13.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN 14.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF 15.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. 16.\" 17.Dd $Mdocdate: July 30 2021 $ 18.Dt LOCATE.MKLOCATEDB 8 19.Os 20.Sh NAME 21.Nm locate.mklocatedb 22.Nd create locate database 23.Sh SYNOPSIS 24.Nm 25.Op Fl presort 26.Sh DESCRIPTION 27.Nm 28reads a list of filenames (one per line) 29from standard input and 30creates a database usable by 31.Xr locate 1 32on standard output. 33It is typically run by 34.Xr locate.updatedb 8 , 35but it can be used independently to generate 36a database from any list of paths. 37.Pp 38The options are as follows: 39.Bl -tag -width -presort 40.It Fl presort 41Assume the input list is already sorted. 42.El 43.Sh SEE ALSO 44.Xr locate 1 , 45.Xr locate.updatedb 8 46