Re: [SLE] File Cleanup

8 Jun 2003

      In SuSE 8.0 there is a script in /etc/cron.daily called 'suse.de-clean-tmp' 
This script is called by the 'cron' or anacron daemon.  The exact actions are 
set in the file /etc/sysconfig/cron.  

When booting, arrange for the cron and/or anacron daemons to be launched - use 
the runlevel editor - 

The file /etc/crontab gives the timings - for details see man cron and man -S5 
crontab.

I use it to keep my /tmp directory in order.

I am sorry to refer you to the command line.  I only use GUIs if I have to.

Hope this helps

Basil Fowler 

On Sunday 08 Jun 2003 11:47, zentara wrote:
...
On Sun, 08 Jun 2003 16:22:00 +1000
Basil Chupin  wrote:
...
DB Troll wrote:
...
What is the best way to go about cleaning up the hard drive af no 
longer needed files and directory left over from various downloads 
etc. My temp directory alone is almost 400mb.
TIA
I, too, am interested in knowing the best way (specifically, which files 
can be deleted) so would appreciate someone who knows the answer 
responding to the request above -- or at least providing the place to go 
to to find the answer.
There is a setting in yast2 somewhere for "max days in temp", but honestly
I can't find it in yast2.
I delete everything out of my temp directory evertime I shut the machine 
down,
of course I just have a desktop dialout.
You can put this in halt.local
############################
#!/bin/sh
rm -r /tmp/.*
rm -r /tmp/*
rm -r /var/tmp/.*
rm -r /var/tmp/*
############################
#or if you never reboot........you can delete files older than a certain 
time
#############################
#!/usr/bin/perl 
# For each file in the folder.. 
while() { 
    # If the file is not a directory, and is older than 45 minutes,    
delete it 
        if ((!-d $_) && (-M $_ > .03124)) { 
               unlink $_; 
                       } 
                       }
##############################
-- 
use Perl;  #powerful programmable prestidigitation
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