On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:07:38 -0400 Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 05:03:44PM -0700, Raquel wrote: > > > > I use the following in my crontab. It gets rid of anything over > > a week old. > > > > # Remove old cache files > > 10 00 * * * find /tmp -type f -mtime +6 | xargs rm > > > However, realize that some programs create a file /tmp and then > promptly unlink it, thus causing the file to take up space even > though it does not have a directory entry. This can be a problem > if you have a long-running (as in longer than the interval over > which your reaper runs) program. > > Regards, > > -Roberto > Well, I guess that at that point I'll adjust the time period. Won't I? -- Raquel ============================================================ No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all accomplices. --Edward R. Murrow
