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25-03-2007, 04:25 AM
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/tmp clean directory automatically using tmpwatch
is it ok to clean up all directory n files on /tmp?
from someone who need a little space cheers, chikatambun 
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27-03-2007, 09:17 AM
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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) Code:
tmpwatch --mtime --all 336 /tmp
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24-05-2007, 03:15 AM
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Hi
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.
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24-05-2007, 10:58 AM
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