On Monday 26 September 2005 20:50, Kiffin Gish wrote: > Is there a good and dependable procedure for cleaning up the file > systems from unused junk that just clutters valuable disc space? > > I am already aware of the 'periodic daily' scripts > 'clear_tmp_enable=YES' option for the rc.conf file, but where else can > one safely remove files. > > For example, is it safe to delete all distfiles?
Deleting *all* distfiles is a bad idea if you plan on keeping your ports up to date; the majority of port updates involve applying patches to the same source files. portupgrade comes with a utility called portsclean that will clean out unneccessary files from the port system. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
