Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:59:00 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Micha=B3_Mas=B3owski?= <mtmi@o2.pl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cleanup unused files and other junk ... Message-ID: <200509262159.01175.mtmi@o2.pl> In-Reply-To: <433850FD.3070403@gish.demon.nl> References: <433850FD.3070403@gish.demon.nl>
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> Is there a good and dependable procedure for cleaning up the file
> systems from unused junk that just clutters valuable disc space?
>
> I am already aware of the 'periodic daily' scripts
> 'clear_tmp_enable=3DYES' option for the rc.conf file, but where else can
> one safely remove files.
>
> For example, is it safe to delete all distfiles?
=46rom hier(7):
"/tmp/ temporary files that are not guaranteed to persist across sys-
tem reboots",
so clearing /tmp is safe for files not used after last boot.
Deleting distfiles is safe if they aren't used.
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