On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:46:27AM -0400, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote: > (Especially since you can get most of the functionality by > using some naming convention for files that in the process of being > written, and then teach some program that is regularly scanning the > entire file system, such as updatedb(2) to nuke the files from a cron > job. It won't be as efficient, but it would be much easier to > implement.) It is MUCH easier to have a per-application cleanup job. You can run that at boot-time. #/etc/init.d/myname startup script rm /var/run/myname/unfinished.* Simple things should be kept simple. Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@xxxxxxxxxxxx ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2600998 ** ** Delftechpark 26 2628 XH Delft, The Netherlands. KVK: 27239233 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.