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| + | ====== Excluding Directories from 'locate' (updatedb) ====== | ||
| + | Edit the /etc/updatedb.conf file. Add the paths to the | ||
| + | PRUNEPATHS line. For example: | ||
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| + | PRUNEPATHS="/tmp /var/spool /media /mnt" | ||