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systemd-tmpfiles — Create, delete, and clean up volatile and temporary files and directories. This command is automatic

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Problem

How to use the systemd-tmpfiles command: Create, delete, and clean up volatile and temporary files and directories. This command is automatically invoked on boot by systemd services and running it manually is usually not needed. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-tmpfiles.html>.

Solution

systemd-tmpfiles — Create, delete, and clean up volatile and temporary files and directories. This command is automatically invoked on boot by systemd services and running it manually is usually not needed. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-tmpfiles.html>.

Create files and directories as specified in the configuration:
systemd-tmpfiles --create


Clean up files and directories with age parameters configured:
systemd-tmpfiles --clean


Remove files and directories as specified in the configuration:
systemd-tmpfiles --remove


Apply operations for user-specific configurations:
systemd-tmpfiles --create --user


Execute lines marked for early boot:
systemd-tmpfiles --create --boot

Code Snippets

Create files and directories as specified in the configuration

systemd-tmpfiles --create

Clean up files and directories with age parameters configured

systemd-tmpfiles --clean

Remove files and directories as specified in the configuration

systemd-tmpfiles --remove

Apply operations for user-specific configurations

systemd-tmpfiles --create --user

Execute lines marked for early boot

systemd-tmpfiles --create --boot

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemd-tmpfiles

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