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\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-require\-visibility\fR \fIFLAG\fR
Set the \*(lqrequire file visibility before reporting it\*(rq flag in the
-generated database to \fIFLAG\fR. The default is on, even for an mlocate
-database with the flag originally set to false (although the latter may
+generated database to \fIFLAG\fR. The default is yes, even for an mlocate
+database with the flag originally set to no (although the latter may
change in the future).
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