updatedb and PRUNEPATHS

From: bigb (bigb_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/19/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:29:14 +1100

When updatedb is run from CRON, how do I ensure that some directories are
'pruned'? I've added the appropriate PRUNEPATHS data in my root .profile
file. But I'm assuming that that isn't enough.

Thanks,
Brett.

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