Re: /tmp files

J.O. Aho wrote:

heavytull wrote:
J.O. Aho wrote:

heavytull wrote:
I posted a thread some time ago about how to configure the linux box to
get it clean the /tmp directory of files and directories older than X
days. I can't retrieve that post anymore on google groups. anyway I
prefer get the details again.
So I was told that cron can do the job. OK
There is a program called tmpwatch, which makes good job at keeping
places clean

If your distro don't have an official package, then you can download the
source from here (you can use rpm2targz if you haven't any tool to
unpack it with)

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/SRPMS/

why i would download and install an external prog while my linux box is
all fit to do the job itself. I just have to write the useful prog lines.

How can we know that it's an external program for you, none of us here are
mind readers. One reason to use this tool can be for it's made for this
kind of work and some feels it makes things easier for them.

But if you rather use something else, then please use it, no one forces
you to
use anything.

I just do not understand why you suggest tmpwatch while a binary like 'find'
is sufficient and is present on 100% of linux ditros.
you do complicate while you can do simple.

and 'find' does a lot more!


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heavytull
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