(find.info)slocate Database Format

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4.2.3 slocate Database Format
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The 'slocate' program uses a database format similar to, but not quite
the same as, GNU 'locate'.  The first byte of the database specifies its
"security level".  If the security level is 0, 'slocate' will read,
match and print filenames on the basis of the information in the
database only.  However, if the security level byte is 1, 'slocate'
omits entries from its output if the invoking user is unable to access
them.  The second byte of the database is zero.  The second byte is
immediately followed by the first database entry.  The first entry in
the database is not preceded by any differential count or dummy entry.
Instead the differential count for the first item is assumed to be zero.

   Starting with the second entry (if any) in the database, data is
interpreted as for the GNU LOCATE02 format.