<varname>w</varname>,
<varname>d</varname>,
<varname>D</varname>,
+ <varname>v</varname>,
<varname>p</varname>,
<varname>L</varname>,
<varname>c</varname>,
written to. Files and directories
marked with <varname>z</varname>,
<varname>Z</varname>,
- <varname>m</varname> have their
+ <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>--remove</option></term>
<listitem><para>If this option is
- passed, all files and directories
- marked with <varname>r</varname>,
- <varname>R</varname> in the
- configuration files are
+ 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>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--prefix=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
- <listitem><para>Only apply rules that
- apply to paths with the specified
+ <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 that
- apply to paths with the specified
+ <listitem><para>Ignore rules with
+ paths that start with the specified
prefix. This option can be specified
multiple times.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</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>