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<refentry id="systemd-tmpfiles">

<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 <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 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 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.</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 all files and directories marked

with r, R in the configuration files

are removed.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>--prefix=PATH</option></term>

<listitem><para>Only apply rules that

apply to paths with the specified

prefix. This option can be specified

multiple times.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<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>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>--help</option></term>

<listitem><para>Prints a short help

text and exits.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

</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>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>