Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > Gregory Hosler <ghosler@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> On 03/31/2010 09:52 PM, Maurizio Marini wrote: >>> Hi there >>> i need a cron script that cleans every day crap into /tmp >>> I have there a lot of temp files but i dunno which ones can be safely wiped, >>> and it is very time comsuming job, too. >>> Any script written by someone of you will be very apreciated :) >>> tia >>> Maurizio >> There already is a cron that will delete file out of /tmp that are 10 days old. > > In addition, at shutdown time everything in /tmp is fair game for > deletion. As one of the last things done on all my machines I clean out > /tmp. In my case the reason isn't space, but clutter. With the default > /tmp cleaning, things build up to such a level that downloaded files > that I only want to look at once are hard to find (such as pdf files > etc). > > Put this in /sbin/halt.local mode 755. > I don't think the OP wanted overkill once in a while, scalpel rather than hammer. I think cruft is the target, and without a reboot. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines