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SYSTEMD-TMPFILES(8) | systemd-tmpfiles | SYSTEMD-TMPFILES(8) |
NAME¶
systemd-tmpfiles - Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories.SYNOPSIS¶
systemd-tmpfiles
[OPTIONS...] [CONFIGURATION FILE...]
DESCRIPTION¶
systemd-tmpfiles creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories, based on the configuration from /etc/tmpfiles.d/. See tmpfiles.d(5) for more details on these files. 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.OPTIONS¶
The following options are understood: --createIf 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.
--clean
If this option is passed all files and
directories with an age parameter configured will be cleaned up.
--remove
If this option is passed all files and
directories marked with r, R in the configuration files are removed.
--prefix=PATH
Only apply rules that apply to paths with the
specified prefix.
--help
Prints a short help text and exits.
It is possible to combine --create, --clean, and --remove
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:
systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create
EXIT STATUS¶
On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.SEE ALSO¶
AUTHOR¶
Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>Developer
10/07/2013 | systemd |