systemd-tmpfiles

systemd
Developer Lennart Poettering lennart@poettering.net
systemd-tmpfiles 8
systemd-tmpfiles systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
`systemd-tmpfiles OPTIONS CONFIGURATION FILE`

`systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service`

`systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service`

`systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer`

## Description

`systemd-tmpfiles` creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories, based on the configuration file format and location specified in tmpfiles.d 5 .

If invoked with no arguments, it applies all directives from all configuration files. If one or more file names 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 tmpfiles.d 5 are searched for a matching file.

## Options

The following options are understood:

`--create`

  If this option is passed all files and directories marked with f, F, d, D in the configuration files are created. Files and directories marked with z, Z have their ownership, access mode and security labels set.

`--clean`

  If this option is passed all files and directories with an age parameter configured will be cleaned up.

`--remove`

  If this option is passed all files and directories marked with r, R in the configuration files are removed.

`--prefix=PATH`

  Only apply rules that apply to paths with the specified prefix.

`--help`

  Prints a short help text and exits.

It is possible to combine `--create`, `--clean`, and `--remove` 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:

    systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create

## Exit status

On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

## See Also

systemd 1, tmpfiles.d 5,