Linda Walsh wrote: > or how do I remove all the files in /tmp, but not have it descend > into any file systems mounted in tmp?
I think it is really problematic to mount filesystems under /tmp.
That would be a really crazy situation. I wouldn't do it.
But...
find /tmp -xdev -mindepth 1 -delete
-xdev Don't descend directories on other filesystems.
The -mindepth 1 prevents it from matching /tmp itself.
Bob
