On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 08:54:44PM -0500, Paul Kimberley wrote: > What are some safe commands I can run to clean up my portage directory > (bandwidth isn't a factor, I don't mind re-downloading files) > > Can you just delete everything in the /usr/portage/distfiles directory? > Is this safe for a cron job? What are some examples that you use to keep > your /usr/portage directory at a reasonable level.
Check the forums - there are a number. I believe the largest thread is "Cleaning out stale distfiles" under Documentation, Tips, & Tricks. On the second or third page there's a nice one-line piece of bash code that I like, but check out all the options.
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