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| <refentry id="systemd-tmpfiles" |
| xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> |
| |
| <refentryinfo> |
| <title>systemd-tmpfiles</title> |
| <productname>systemd</productname> |
| |
| <authorgroup> |
| <author> |
| <contrib>Developer</contrib> |
| <firstname>Lennart</firstname> |
| <surname>Poettering</surname> |
| <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> |
| </author> |
| </authorgroup> |
| </refentryinfo> |
| |
| <refmeta> |
| <refentrytitle>systemd-tmpfiles</refentrytitle> |
| <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> |
| </refmeta> |
| |
| <refnamediv> |
| <refname>systemd-tmpfiles</refname> |
| <refname>systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service</refname> |
| <refname>systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service</refname> |
| <refname>systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service</refname> |
| <refname>systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer</refname> |
| <refpurpose>Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile |
| and temporary files and directories</refpurpose> |
| </refnamediv> |
| |
| <refsynopsisdiv> |
| <cmdsynopsis> |
| <command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> |
| <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> |
| <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>CONFIGFILE</replaceable></arg> |
| </cmdsynopsis> |
| |
| <para><filename>systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service</filename></para> |
| <para><filename>systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service</filename></para> |
| <para><filename>systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service</filename></para> |
| <para><filename>systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer</filename></para> |
| </refsynopsisdiv> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Description</title> |
| |
| <para><command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> creates, deletes, and |
| cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories, based on |
| the configuration file format and location specified in |
| <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para>If invoked with no arguments, it applies all directives from |
| all configuration files. If one or more filenames are passed on |
| the command line, only the directives in these files are applied. |
| If only the basename of a configuration file is specified, all |
| configuration directories as specified in |
| <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
| are searched for a matching file.</para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Options</title> |
| |
| <para>The following options are understood:</para> |
| |
| <variablelist> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--create</option></term> |
| <listitem><para>If this option is passed, all files and |
| directories marked with |
| <varname>f</varname>, |
| <varname>F</varname>, |
| <varname>w</varname>, |
| <varname>d</varname>, |
| <varname>D</varname>, |
| <varname>v</varname>, |
| <varname>p</varname>, |
| <varname>L</varname>, |
| <varname>c</varname>, |
| <varname>b</varname>, |
| <varname>m</varname> |
| in the configuration files are created or written to. Files |
| and directories marked with |
| <varname>z</varname>, |
| <varname>Z</varname>, |
| <varname>t</varname>, |
| <varname>T</varname>, |
| <varname>a</varname>, and |
| <varname>A</varname> have their ownership, access mode and |
| security labels set. </para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--clean</option></term> |
| <listitem><para>If this option is passed, all files and |
| directories with an age parameter configured will be cleaned |
| up.</para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--remove</option></term> |
| <listitem><para>If this option is passed, the contents of |
| directories marked with <varname>D</varname> or |
| <varname>R</varname>, and files or directories themselves |
| marked with <varname>r</varname> or <varname>R</varname> are |
| removed.</para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--boot</option></term> |
| <listitem><para>Also execute lines with an exclamation mark. |
| </para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--prefix=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term> |
| <listitem><para>Only apply rules with paths that start with |
| the specified prefix. This option can be specified multiple |
| times.</para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--exclude-prefix=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term> |
| <listitem><para>Ignore rules with paths that start with the |
| specified prefix. This option can be specified multiple |
| times.</para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><option>--root=<replaceable>root</replaceable></option></term> |
| <listitem><para>Takes a directory path as an argument. All |
| paths will be prefixed with the given alternate |
| <replaceable>root</replaceable> path, including config search |
| paths. </para></listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> |
| <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> |
| </variablelist> |
| |
| <para>It is possible to combine <option>--create</option>, |
| <option>--clean</option>, and <option>--remove</option> in one |
| invocation. For example, during boot the following command line is |
| executed to ensure that all temporary and volatile directories are |
| removed and created according to the configuration file:</para> |
| |
| <programlisting>systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create</programlisting> |
| |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Unprivileged --cleanup operation</title> |
| |
| <para><command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> tries to avoid changing |
| the access and modification times on the directories it accesses, |
| which requires <constant>CAP_ADMIN</constant> privileges. When |
| running as non-root, directories which are checked for files to |
| clean up will have their access time bumped, which might prevent |
| their cleanup. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Exit status</title> |
| |
| <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code |
| otherwise.</para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>See Also</title> |
| <para> |
| <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
| <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| </refentry> |