2011/1/10 Jorge Fábregas <jorge.fabre...@gmail.com>: > On 01/10/2011 03:51 PM, Parshwa Murdia wrote: >> if we want to clear the history of these files (if are created) in Fedora, >> how can we do? > > If your "clear the history" means to remove temporary files... There are > directories designated for temporary stuff (/var/tmp and /tmp) and there > is a program called "tmpwatch" which runs by means of: > > /etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch > > ...which rruns daily and cleans old files in these directories. You, as > a regular user, don't usually need to take care of this.
$ cat /etc/cron.d/tmpwatch # run tmpwatch everyday at midnight 0 0 * * * root /usr/sbin/tmpwatch -umc 120 /tmp This should clean your temporary files every five days (120 hrs). You can change the 120 to suit your needs. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
