diff --git a/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.rc b/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.rc
index 4b52669ff9e1..6c0a973ed3ad 100644
--- a/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.rc
+++ b/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.rc
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #
 # /etc/locate.rc -  command script for updatedb(8)
 #
-# $Id: locate.rc,v 1.1 1996/04/26 15:25:23 wosch Exp wosch $
+# $Id: locate.rc,v 1.1 1996/08/14 00:22:30 wosch Exp $
 
+#
+# All commented values are the defaults
+#
 # temp directory
 #TMPDIR="/tmp"
 
@@ -16,8 +19,8 @@
 #PRUNEPATHS="/tmp /usr/tmp /var/tmp"
 
 # filesystems allowed. Beware: a non-listed filesystem will be pruned
-# and is the SEARCHPATHS starts in such a filesystem locate will build
-# an empty database
+# and if the SEARCHPATHS starts in such a filesystem locate will build
+# an empty database.
 #
 # be carefully if you add 'nfs'
 #FILESYSTEMS="ufs" 
diff --git a/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8 b/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8
index eeaa9c00621e..a35c607dcb6c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8
+++ b/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.updatedb.8
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ updates the database used by
 .Xr locate 1 .
 It is typically run once a week by the
 .Nm /etc/weekly script.
+.Pp
+The contents of the newly built database can be controlled by the
+.Nm /etc/locate.rc file.
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /var/db/locate.database -compact
-.It Pa /var/db/locate.database the actual database
+.It Pa /var/db/locate.database
+the actual database
+.It Pa /etc/locate.rc
+the configuration file
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr locate 1