TMPWATCH (8)
removes files which haven't been accessed for a period of time
SYNOPSIS
tmpwatch [-u|-m] [-faqstv] [--verbose] [--force] [--all] [--test]
[--fuser ] [--atime|--mtime] [--quiet] <hours> <dirs>
DESCRIPTION
tmpwatch recursively removes files which haven't been accessed
for a given number of hours. Normally, it's used to clean up directories
which are used for temporary holding space such as /tmp.
When changing directories, tmpwatch is very sensitive to possible
race conditions and will exit with an error if one is detected. It does
not follow symbolic links in the directories it's cleaning (even if a
symbolic link is given as its argument), will not switch filesystems,
and only removes empty directories and regular files.
tmpwatch dates files by their atime, not their mtime. If
files aren't being removed when ls -l implies they should be, use
ls -u to examine their atime to see if that explains the
problem.
The hours parameter defines the threshold for removing files. If
the file has not been accessed for hours hours, the file is removed.
Following this, one or more directories may be given for tmpwatch
to clean up.
OPTIONS
-u, --atime
Make the decision about deleting a file based on the file's atime
(access time). This is the default. This option is incompatible with --mtime.
-m, --mtime
Make the decision about deleting a file based on the file's mtime
(modification time) instead of the atime. This option is incompatible
with --atime.
-a, --all
Remove all file types, not just regular files and directories.
-f, --force
Remove files even if root doesn't have write access (akin to rm -f).
-t, --test
Doesn't remove files, but goes through the motions of removing them. This
implies -v.
-s, --fuser
Attempt to use the "fuser" command to see if a file is already open
before removing it. Not enabled by default. Does help in some
circumstances, but not all. Dependent on fuser being installed in
/sbin.
-v, --verbose
Print a verbose display. Two levels of verboseness are available -- use
this option twice to get the most verbose output.
SEE ALSO
WARNINGS
GNU-style long options are not supported on HP-UX.
AUTHORS
Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>
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