Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
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<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>
+ and temporary files and directories</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>systemd-tmpfiles <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">CONFIGURATION FILE</arg></command>
</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 ad temporary files and
- directories, based on the configuration from
- <filename>/etc/tmpfiles.d/</filename>. See
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- for more details on these files.</para>
-
- <para>If invoked with no arguments applies all
- directives from all configuration files in
- <filename>/etc/tmpfiles.d/*.conf</filename>. If one or
- more absolute file names are passed on the command
- line only the directives in these files are
- applied.</para>
+ 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>
<para>The following options are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-h</option></term>
+ <term><option>--help</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Prints a short help
+ text and exits.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--version</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Prints a short version
+ string and exits.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--create</option></term>
- <listitem><para>If this option is passed all
+ <listitem><para>If this option is passed, all
files and directories marked with f,
F, d, D in the configuration files are
- created.</para></listitem>
+ created. Files and directories marked with z,
+ Z 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
+ 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 all files and directories marked
+ passed, all files and directories marked
with r, R in the configuration files
are removed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>--prefix=PATH</option></term>
<listitem><para>Only apply rules that
apply to paths with the specified
- prefix.</para></listitem>
+ prefix. This option can be specified
+ multiple times.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
-
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>--help</option></term>
-
- <listitem><para>Prints a short help
- text and exits.</para></listitem>
+ <term><option>--exclude-prefix=PATH</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Ignore rules that
+ apply to paths with the specified
+ prefix. This option can be specified
+ multiple times.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
</variablelist>
<para>It is possible to combine
directories are removed and created according to the
configuration file:</para>
- <programlisting>systemctl-tmpfiles --remove --create</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create</programlisting>
</refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpwatch</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>