Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:11:21 +0000 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: Dan Larsson <dl@tyfon.net> Cc: FreeBSD Stable List <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cleaning out old/unused files after make world Message-ID: <20010110211121.W79365@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101101356580.39075-100000@hq1.tyfon.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101101356580.39075-100000@hq1.tyfon.net>
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Dan Larsson wrote: > The machine i question has stepwise been updated from 3.2R > to 4.2S, and I'm guessing some files are nolonger needed by > the system. > > How can I find out which files can be removed? Start with find(1)'s -mtime option, removing files older than your last buildworld in appropriate directories. Where `appropriate directories' are those completely updated by buildworld (i.e. NOT /etc, /usr/local, and so on). Mainly I'd go for /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/libexec /usr/share /usr/libdata. Also, I wouldn't remove old libraries from /usr/lib since stuff in /usr/local might still be using them. And be careful what you delete, of course. :-) -- Ben Smithurst / ben@FreeBSD.org / PGP: 0x99392F7D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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