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 +====== Excluding Directories from '​locate'​ (updatedb) ======
  
 +Edit the /​etc/​updatedb.conf file.  Add the paths to the 
 +PRUNEPATHS line.  For example:
 +
 +  PRUNEPATHS="/​tmp /var/spool /media /mnt"
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linux/excluding_directories_from_locate_updatedb.txt · Last modified: 2020/06/01 22:53 (external edit)