Add a database to use with locate command

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Published on 2012-06-08T16:14:40Z Indexed on 2012/06/08 16:49 UTC
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i would like to know if anyone knows how I can create a database of a file system on my computer. so I can choose this data base to search for files on this file system efficiently.

I ask this question since in man locate I found that I can choose a database for a different file system. Also would be grate if /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db database can have the data of 2 disks

any approach ideas or others would be greatly appreciated

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