You don't need to edit /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb, it is more of a comment for expert users than something you must do. As I write, this applies to OS X 10.8, you may have another version. The error you mention: locate: locate database header corrupt says that the locate database is corrupt.

Recreate it as explained in the answer doing: sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb. You may want to delete the database first: sudo rm /var/db/locate.database. If you have trouble with answer #1, try another, that's why I describe 3 commands:-) – Mar 8 '13 at 16:12 •.

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