[ydl-gen] Re: Updatedb in OS X 10.4

Eric Dunbar eric.dunbar at gmail.com
Wed Oct 5 06:01:12 MDT 2005


<chuckle>
Problem:
updatedb had yet to run because this install of OS X 10.4 hadn't been
on on a Saturday morning (I got the machine Saturday night and
re-installed OS X 10.4 on Sunday morning)

Solution:
sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb

Eric.

On 10/5/05, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all, I figured someone in here has run into this:
>
> updatedb seems to be missing from OS X 10.4. I've been scouring
> Apple's website for a mention of updatedb and haven't turned up
> anything that would suggest this is a common concern.
>
> Anyone know what package will install updatedb?
>
> I feel lost without being able to 'locate' files, especially since
> spotlight and the Finder find don't do a great job of finding obscure
> *nix files.
>
> Eric.
>


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