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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] System maintenance procedure?
From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
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> > I think you're right about that.  Can I configure eclean to wait a
> > certain number of days since a package was removed before cleaning it?
> >  Even if I only run it once per week, it could remove a package that
> > was updated yesterday that I find out I need tomorrow.
> >
> > - Grant
>
>
> -t, --time-limit=<time>    don't delete files modified since <time>
> <time> is an amount of time: "1y" is "one year", "2w" is "two weeks", etc.
> Units are: y (years), m (months), w (weeks), d (days) and h (hours).

Thanks Dale.

> I found that in man eclean.

I'm sorry, I didn't consider a parameter like that for some reason.

Should it be alright to depclean every day?  As long as I use --time-limit
with 'eclean packages', I should be able to reinstall anything that
depclean removes even if it's pruned from Portage.

- Grant

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&gt; &gt; I think you&#39;re right about that. =A0Can I configure eclean to=
 wait a<br>&gt; &gt; certain number of days since a package was removed bef=
ore cleaning it?<br>&gt; &gt; =A0Even if I only run it once per week, it co=
uld remove a package that<br>
&gt; &gt; was updated yesterday that I find out I need tomorrow.<br>&gt; &g=
t;<br>&gt; &gt; - Grant<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; -t, --time-limit=3D&lt;time=
&gt; =A0 =A0don&#39;t delete files modified since &lt;time&gt;<br>&gt; &lt;=
time&gt; is an amount of time: &quot;1y&quot; is &quot;one year&quot;, &quo=
t;2w&quot; is &quot;two weeks&quot;, etc.<br>
&gt; Units are: y (years), m (months), w (weeks), d (days) and h (hours).<b=
r><br>Thanks Dale.<br><br>&gt; I found that in man eclean.<br><br><div>I&#3=
9;m sorry, I didn&#39;t consider a parameter like that for some reason.</di=
v>
<div><br></div><div>Should it be alright to depclean every day? =A0As long =
as I use --time-limit with &#39;eclean packages&#39;, I should be able to r=
einstall anything that depclean removes even if it&#39;s pruned from Portag=
e.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Grant</div>

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