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is it ok to clean up all directory n files on /tmp?

from someone who need a little space

cheers,

chikatambun

clean all I think no, becoz some are used by the system and your user.

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You may need to use a command called tmpwatch which removes files which haven’t been accessed for a period of time. Normally, it’s used to clean up directories which are used for temporary holding space such as /tmp.

Following code will remove all files/dirs from /tmp if they are not accessed in last 2 weeks (24 * 14 days = 336)

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I run tmpwatch command at root, and it's saying "command not found". I am running SuSe10. So, is there a package that I need to install before I can use tmpwatch on SuSe? Please help. Thanks a lot.

Use yast/yast2 and install tmpwatch package / rpm