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.\"     Title: systemd-tmpfiles
.\"    Author: Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>
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.\"      Date: 10/07/2013
.\"    Manual: systemd-tmpfiles
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.TH "SYSTEMD\-TMPFILES" "8" "10/07/2013" "systemd" "systemd-tmpfiles"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd-tmpfiles \- Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBsystemd\-tmpfiles\ \fR\fB[OPTIONS...]\fR\fB\ \fR\fB[CONFIGURATION\ FILE...]\fR\ 'u
\fBsystemd\-tmpfiles \fR\fB[OPTIONS...]\fR\fB \fR\fB[CONFIGURATION\ FILE...]\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBsystemd\-tmpfiles\fR
creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories, based on the configuration from
/etc/tmpfiles\&.d/\&. See
\fBtmpfiles.d\fR(5)
for more details on these files\&.
.PP
If invoked with no arguments applies all directives from all configuration files in
/etc/tmpfiles\&.d/*\&.conf\&. If one or more absolute file names are passed on the command line only the directives in these files are applied\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are understood:
.PP
\fB\-\-create\fR
.RS 4
If this option is passed all files and directories marked with f, F, d, D in the configuration files are created\&. Files and directories marked with z, Z have their ownership, access mode and security labels set\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-clean\fR
.RS 4
If this option is passed all files and directories with an age parameter configured will be cleaned up\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-remove\fR
.RS 4
If this option is passed all files and directories marked with r, R in the configuration files are removed\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-prefix=PATH\fR
.RS 4
Only apply rules that apply to paths with the specified prefix\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Prints a short help text and exits\&.
.RE
.PP
It is possible to combine
\fB\-\-create\fR,
\fB\-\-clean\fR, and
\fB\-\-remove\fR
in one invocation\&. For example, during boot the following command line is executed to ensure that all temporary and volatile directories are removed and created according to the configuration file:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
systemd\-tmpfiles \-\-remove \-\-create
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP
On success 0 is returned, a non\-zero failure code otherwise\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBsystemd\fR(1),
\fBtmpfiles.d\fR(5),
\fBtmpwatch\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBLennart Poettering\fR <\&lennart@poettering\&.net\&>
.RS 4
Developer
.RE