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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
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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>
                <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>
        </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 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>
        </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
                                are relabeled.</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.</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>,
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpwatch</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                </para>
        </refsect1>

</refentry>