Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:00:40 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cleanup unused files and other junk ... Message-ID: <200509262200.40769.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <433850FD.3070403@gish.demon.nl> References: <433850FD.3070403@gish.demon.nl>
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On Monday 26 September 2005 20:50, Kiffin Gish wrote: > Is there a good and dependable procedure for cleaning up the file > systems from unused junk that just clutters valuable disc space? > > I am already aware of the 'periodic daily' scripts > 'clear_tmp_enable=YES' option for the rc.conf file, but where else can > one safely remove files. > > For example, is it safe to delete all distfiles? Deleting *all* distfiles is a bad idea if you plan on keeping your ports up to date; the majority of port updates involve applying patches to the same source files. portupgrade comes with a utility called portsclean that will clean out unneccessary files from the port system.
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