NAME

       systemd-tmpfiles, systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service, systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service, systemd-tmpfiles-
       clean.service, systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer - Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files
       and directories

SYNOPSIS

       systemd-tmpfiles [OPTIONS...] [CONFIGURATION FILE...]

       systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service

       systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service

       systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service

       systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer

DESCRIPTION

       systemd-tmpfiles creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories, based on
       the configuration file format and location specified in tmpfiles.d(5).

       If invoked with no arguments, it applies all directives from all configuration files. If one or more file
       names are passed on the command line, only the directives in these files are applied. If only the
       basename of a configuration file is specified, all configuration directories as specified in
       tmpfiles.d(5) are searched for a matching file.

OPTIONS

       The following options are understood:

       --create
           If this option is passed all files and directories marked with f, F, d, D in the configuration files
           are created. Files and directories marked with z, Z have their ownership, access mode and security
           labels set.

       --clean
           If this option is passed all files and directories with an age parameter configured will be cleaned
           up.

       --remove
           If this option is passed all files and directories marked with r, R in the configuration files are
           removed.

       --prefix=PATH
           Only apply rules that apply to paths with the specified prefix.

       --help
           Prints a short help text and exits.

       It is possible to combine --create, --clean, and --remove in one invocation. For example, during boot the
       following command line is executed to ensure that all temporary and volatile directories are removed and
       created according to the configuration file:

           systemd-tmpfiles --remove --create

EXIT STATUS

       On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), tmpfiles.d(5),

systemd 204                                                                                  SYSTEMD-TMPFILES(8)