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+#	$OpenBSD: locate.rc,v 1.1 1996/08/17 01:30:25 michaels Exp $
+#
+# /etc/locate.rc -  command script for updatedb(8)
+#
+# $Id: locate.rc,v 1.1 1996/08/17 01:30:25 michaels Exp $
+
+# temp directory
+TMPDIR="/tmp"
+
+# the actual database
+FCODES="/var/db/locate.database"
+
+# directories to be put in the database
+SEARCHPATHS="/"
+
+# directories unwanted in output
+PRUNEPATHS="/tmp /usr/tmp /var/tmp"
+
+# filesystems allowed. Beware: a non-listed filesystem will be pruned
+# and is the SEARCHPATHS starts in such a filesystem locate will build
+# an empty database
+#
+# be carefully if you add 'nfs'
+FILESYSTEMS="local"