On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 00:46:52 +0100, Joerg Jung wrote: I'm fine with this. However, it doesn't look like we document /etc/locate.rc anywhere. I'm not sure it deserves its own man page but I think it should at least be documented in locate.updatedb in some fashion.
- todd > Index: usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8,v > retrieving revision 1.18 > diff -u -p -r1.18 locate.updatedb.8 > --- usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8 10 Dec 2009 00:45:43 -0000 > 1.18 > +++ usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8 8 Feb 2020 23:44:41 -0000 > @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ script. > The contents of the newly built database can be controlled by the > .Pa /etc/locate.rc > file as well as the command line arguments. > +Command line arguments override rc file and defaults. > .Pp > The options are as follows: > .Bl -tag -width Ds >
