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diff --git a/locate/locatedb.5 b/locate/locatedb.5 index cfd3f1d4..51972b74 100644 --- a/locate/locatedb.5 +++ b/locate/locatedb.5 @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ .TH LOCATEDB 5 \" -*- nroff -*- .SH NAME locatedb \- front-compressed file name database +. .SH DESCRIPTION This manual page documents the format of file name databases for the GNU version of @@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ databases are updated, and the directories for which they contain entries. Normally, file name databases are updated by running the \fBupdatedb\fP program periodically, typically nightly; see \fBupdatedb\fP(1). - +. .SH GNU LOCATE02 database format This is the default format of databases produced by .BR updatedb . @@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ in any particular order. To obtain sorted results, pipe the output of .B locate through .BR "sort -f" . +. .SH slocate database format The .B slocate @@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ the differential count for the first item is assumed to be zero. .P Starting with the second entry (if any) in the database, data is interpreted as for the GNU LOCATE02 format. - +. .SH Old Locate Database format There is also an old database format, used by Unix .B locate @@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ than the new format, but makes them not 8-bit clean. Any byte in a file name that is in the ranges used for the special codes is replaced in the database by a question mark, which not coincidentally is the shell wildcard to match a single character. +. .SH EXAMPLE .nf @@ -138,23 +141,37 @@ and count bytes made printable: (6 = 14 - 8, and -9 = 5 - 14) .fi - +. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +GNU findutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/#get-help> +.br +Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/> +.PP +Report any other issue via the form at the GNU Savannah bug tracker: +.RS +<https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=findutils> +.RE +General topics about the GNU findutils package are discussed at the +.I bug\-findutils +mailing list: +.RS +<https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-findutils> +.RE +. .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright \(co 1994-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. .br This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. - +. .SH "SEE ALSO" -\fBfind\fP(1), \fBlocate\fP(1), \fBlocatedb\fP(5), \fBxargs\fP(1), -\fBFinding Files\fP (on-line in Info, or printed) -.SH "BUGS" -The best way to report a bug is to use the form at -https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=findutils. -The reason for this is that you will then be able to track progress in -fixing the problem. Other comments about \fBlocate\fP(1) and about -the findutils package in general can be sent to the -.I bug-findutils -mailing list. To join the list, send email to -.IR bug-findutils-request@gnu.org . +.BR find (1), +.BR locate (1), +.BR xargs (1), +.BR locatedb (5) +.PP +Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/locatedb> +.br +or available locally via: +.B info locatedb |