How to use 'updatedb' and 'locate' on a second partition?

[Edward Norton]

On 9/14/06, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
> .
> When I run 'updatedb' it compiles a list of files only on my primary
> partition
> so I can then use 'locate' to find files I am searching for.
>
> Is it possible (I assume it is) and how would it be done (what syntax) to
> use
> 'updatedb' to build a separate list of files on a second (or third)
> partition
> so files could be searched for on those partitions?


slocate -U  /mnt/partition -o /path/to/new/db
Then to search that partition, `slocate -d /path/to/new/database
searchstring`
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