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Custom mlocate(locate) database for locate searching
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You can use the -U option (--database-root PATH)

updatedb -l 0 -U /home/user/music -o /home/user/databasefile

-o writes to the output file

-l 0 makes that you can read it, otherwise it is only accessible for locate

Then you can then use it like:

locate -d /home/user/databasefile MyFileName

-d sets the databasepath

To use mlocate with more than one root directory, simply create two databasefiles, and use locate with two databasepath's options like this:

locate -d /home/user/dbfile1 -d /home/user/dbfile2 searchstring

To sum it up and answer the question more specific:

updatedb -l 0 -U /home -o /home/user/home_dbfile
updatedb -l 0 -U /data -o /home/user/data_dbfile
locate -d /home/user/home_dbfile -d /home/user/data_dbfile MyAwesomeFileName
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