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  22   <a href="../libudev/index.html">gudev </a><span style="float:right">systemd 204</span><hr><div class="refentry"><a name="systemd-tmpfiles"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>systemd-tmpfiles, systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service, systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer — Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile
  23                 and temporary files and directories</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">systemd-tmpfiles [OPTIONS...]  [CONFIGURATION FILE...]</code> </p></div><p><code class="filename">systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service</code></p><p><code class="filename">systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service</code></p><p><code class="filename">systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service</code></p><p><code class="filename">systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer</code></p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm259778087072"></a><h2 id="Description">Description<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#Description">¶</a></h2><p><span class="command"><strong>systemd-tmpfiles</strong></span> creates,
  24                 deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and
  25                 directories, based on the configuration file format and
  26                 location specified in <a href="tmpfiles.d.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">tmpfiles.d</span>(5)</span></a>.</p><p>If invoked with no arguments, it applies all
  27                 directives from all configuration files. If one or
  28                 more file names are passed on the command line, only
  29                 the directives in these files are applied. If only
  30                 the basename of a configuration file is specified,
  31                 all configuration directories as specified in <a href="tmpfiles.d.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">tmpfiles.d</span>(5)</span></a> are searched for a matching file.</p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm259778081872"></a><h2 id="Options">Options<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#Options">¶</a></h2><p>The following options are understood:</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="--create"><span class="term"><code class="option">--create</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#--create">¶</a></dt><dd><p>If this option is passed all
  32                                 files and directories marked with f,
  33                                 F, d, D in the configuration files are
  34                                 created. Files and directories marked with z,
  35                                 Z have their ownership, access mode and security
  36                                 labels set.</p></dd><dt id="--clean"><span class="term"><code class="option">--clean</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#--clean">¶</a></dt><dd><p>If this option is
  37                                 passed all files and directories with
  38                                 an age parameter configured will be
  39                                 cleaned up.</p></dd><dt id="--remove"><span class="term"><code class="option">--remove</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#--remove">¶</a></dt><dd><p>If this option is
  40                                 passed all files and directories marked
  41                                 with r, R in the configuration files
  42                                 are removed.</p></dd><dt id="--prefix=PATH"><span class="term"><code class="option">--prefix=PATH</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#--prefix=PATH">¶</a></dt><dd><p>Only apply rules that
  43                                 apply to paths with the specified
  44                                 prefix.</p></dd><dt id="--help"><span class="term"><code class="option">--help</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#--help">¶</a></dt><dd><p>Prints a short help
  45                                 text and exits.</p></dd></dl></div><p>It is possible to combine
  46                 <code class="option">--create</code>, <code class="option">--clean</code>,
  47                 and <code class="option">--remove</code> in one invocation. For
  48                 example, during boot the following command line is
  49                 executed to ensure that all temporary and volatile
  50                 directories are removed and created according to the
  51                 configuration file:</p><pre class="programlisting">systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create</pre></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm259782026512"></a><h2 id="Exit status">Exit status<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#Exit%20status">¶</a></h2><p>On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
  52                 code otherwise.</p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm259782025328"></a><h2 id="See Also">See Also<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#See%20Also">¶</a></h2><p>
  53                         <a href="systemd.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd</span>(1)</span></a>,
  54                         <a href="tmpfiles.d.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">tmpfiles.d</span>(5)</span></a>,
  55                 </p></div></div></body></html>