Linux: exclude specific file types when running "locate"

Hi,

I'd like to configure locate to always exclude specific file types.

For example, I would like to exclude ".pyc" ".class" "~" etc.

From serverfault

• look at /etc/updatedb.conf

  From Casual Coder

• This is a duplicate question from superuser.com:

  In updatedb.conf, uncomment the PRUNENAMES line and add the extension .pyc. On my Ubuntu system by default it reads:

  # PRUNENAMES=".git .bzr .hg .svn"
  

  Change it to

  PRUNENAMES=".git .bzr .hg .svn .pyc"
  

  From

• Hideous hack though it may be, you could always use grep:

  locate foo | grep -v ".pyc$" | grep -v ".class$"

  and chain as necessary.

  From MadHatter