This one time, at band camp, Tom said: > Hey, > > I'm a newbie, so I can't configure out what I should do with the > following problem. > > About a week ago, I used 'updatedb' for the last time, and it > functioned properly. In that week, I recall, I have done a > dist-upgrade, and ever since, updatedb yields this error: > > Usage: updatedb [--localpaths='dir1 dir2...'] [--netpaths='dir1 > dir2...'] [--prunepaths='dir1 dir2...'] [--prunefs='fs1 fs2...'] > [--output=dbfile] [--netuser=user] [--localuser=user] > [--old-format] [--version] [--help] > > > Sounds odd to me. Have tried with --localpaths='/' and > --output='/var/lib/locate/locatedb', but with no luck. > > Could anyone please help me? > > Thanks in advance, > Tom It sounds like the bash problem of a few days ago - what version is installed? steve:~$ dpkg -l bash ii bash 2.05b-5 The GNU Bourne Again SHell It was the -4 that misbehaved, so try upgrading if that's what you have installed. Steve -- He who despises himself nevertheless esteems himself as a self-despiser. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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