NAME

       update-dlocatedb - generate text database of installed files for dlocate

SYNOPSIS

       update-dlocatedb [option...]

DESCRIPTION

       update-dlocatedb generates a plain text package contents listing from the files
       /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list.

       This program is usually called from cron.daily.

OPTIONS

       -p  Update the packages list only.

       -j  Update the files list only.

       -b  Update both (default).

       -h  This help message.

FILES

       /etc/default/dlocate
           Configuration  file  with  default  options.  Currently  the  only  option  is to enable/disable gzip
           compression of the dlocatedb file.

       /var/lib/dpkg/info
           Directory containing dpkg file lists.

       /var/lib/dlocate/dlocatedb
           Plain text listing of all files belonging to all packages (optionally compressed).

       /var/lib/dlocate/dpkg-list
           Listing of all packages known to dpkg.

           This contains the reformatted output output of "dpkg -l".  The file format is four  fields  separated
           by tabs:

             status<TAB>package-name<TAB>installed-version<TAB>synopsis

           The "installed-version" field may contain an architecture, e.g. ":arch".

SEE ALSO

       dlocate(1).

1.17                                               2024-11-25                                update-dlocatedb(8)