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Date:      Sat, 17 Apr 1999 21:29:09 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
To:        Greg Martin <gregm@netidea.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE:
Message-ID:  <XFMail.990417212909.asmodai@wxs.nl>
In-Reply-To: <199904171654.JAA06018@everest.netidea.com>

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On 17-Apr-99 Greg Martin wrote:
> Reply to:Greg Martin<gregm@netidea.com>
> Subject: locate and whereis
> 
> locate: database too small: /var/db/locate.database
> 
> I've just installed 2.2.8 and find I can't use locate or
> whereis. I initially updated from 2.2.6 and then tried 
> a fresh install. I'm still getting familiar with the 
> lay of the land and find locate awfully handy. 

su -m
/usr/libexec/locate.mklocatedb

or /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb

HTH,

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Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven                asmodai(at)wxs.nl
        The FreeBSD Programmer's Documentation Project 
Network/Security Specialist      <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>;
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