2 gigabyte /tmp directory..ok to delete contents

pAn1k · 09-01-2004, 10:16 PM

My /tmp directory is 2 gigs is it similar to windows, in that there is nothing vital in this directory? I'd like to make a little space on my hard drive can I delete the contents safely? Thanks for any help.

IBall · 09-01-2004, 11:59 PM

/tmp should be emptied when the computer is rebooted. So you could reboot, and it will be emptied.

I don't know if any processes you may have running have stuff in /tmp, so perhaps it is best not to delete the contents of /tmp while the computer is running.

If you want to though:

Code:

rm -fr /tmp/*

I hope this helps
--Ian

sether · 09-02-2004, 12:00 AM

usually the /tmp directory is cleared after a restart. restart and see if its still got 2GB there.

pAn1k · 09-02-2004, 09:56 AM

I don't usually turn my computer off, but I tried restarting it and all the files remained. HHMMM... that's weird. I appreciate the help guys.