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Fafa Diliha Romanova wrote:
> hello
> 
> when i rebuild my system to stay up to date,
> does it leave behind many obsolete files to clog up
> my pure system?
> 
> i am *VERY* conscious on cleanliness;
> 
> does freebsd keep track of absolutely EVERY file
> it creates?
> 
> also, do you guys have any tips/tricks on how to do
> system cleanup chores? like scripts, commands etc.?

The best clean-up scripts are the ones you create yourself to do exactly 
what you want it to do. In any event, peruse /etc/periodic.


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Best regards,
Chris

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