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From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: [gentoo-user]  Re: pruning /usr/portage/distfiles/
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
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David Morgan <david.morgan <at> wadham.oxford.ac.uk> writes:


> > /usr/portage/distfiles.

> I use tmpwatch to do this - it deletes files that haven't been accessed
> for a certain amount of time (but only in directories specified by you).

> I prefer the tmpwatch route but others prefer the other approach.


OK, I'll check out tmpwatch and see how it works...

thx,

James




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