uucleanup(8)uucleanup(8)NAMEuucleanup - Deletes selected old files from the uucp spool directory
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/uucp/uucleanup [options]
OPTIONS
If you specify one of the following options, you must provide a value
for days. The default value listed is used if the option is not speci‐
fied. Removes any C.* (Command) files as old as or older than the
number of days specified by days, and sends appropriate information to
the requester. The default is 7 days. The -C and -W options cannot be
combined. Removes any D.* (Data) files as old as or older than the
number of days specified in days. Also attempts to deliver any remain‐
ing mail messages. The default is 7 days. Includes a specified line
of text in the warning message generated by the -W option. The default
line is:
We have been unable to contact machine machine_name since you
queued your job.
The -m option can be used only with the -W option. Removes
files in addition to those specified by the -C, -D, and -X
options that are as old as or older than the number of days
specified in days. The default is 2 days. Executes uucleanup
only on the spool directory specified by system. The default is
to clean up all uucp spool directories.
Note that system names can contain only ASCII characters.
Removes TM.* (Temporary) files as old as or older than the num‐
ber of days specified by the days argument. Also attempts to
deliver any remaining mail messages. The default is 7 days.
Sends a mail message to the requester warning that C.* files as
old as or older than the number of days specified in days are
still in the spool directory. The message includes the job ID
and, in the case of mail, the mail message. The administrator
can use the -m option to include a message line telling who to
call to check the problem. The default is 1 day. Removes any
X.* (Execute) files as old as or older than the number of days
specified in days. The default is 2 days. Displays debugging
information on the screen of the local terminal; level must be
an integer from 0 to 9. The higher the number, the more
detailed the debugging information.
DESCRIPTION
The uucleanup program removes outdated files from the spool directory
(/usr/spool/uucp). The uucleanup program scans the /usr/spool/uucp
directory for old files and takes appropriate action to remove them in
a useful way. The uucleanup command performs the following tasks:
Informs the requester of send/receive requests for systems that cannot
be reached Warns users about requests that wait more than a specified
number of days (the default is 1 day) Returns mail that cannot be
delivered to the sender Removes all other files older than a specified
number of days from the spool directory.
The uucleanup program is not usually invoked from the command line, but
is executed by the shell procedure uudemon.cleanu located in
/usr/lib/uucp, which in turn is started by the cron script located in
/usr/adm/cron/crontabs/uucp. Only someone with superuser privileges can
issue the uucleanup command from the command line.
To enable automatic cleanup, edit the file /usr/adm/cron/crontabs/uucp.
Remove the # (number sign) from the beginning of the uudemon.cleanu
line.
EXAMPLES
To locate files, enter:
# uucleanup-W 2
This form of the command locates C.* (Command) files 2 or more
days old and warns the requesters that the files have not been
sent. To send a message with a warning, enter:
# uucleanup-W 2 -m "Contact the System Admin about these
files."
This form of the command locates C.* (Command) files 1 or more
days old (the default), warns requesters their files have not
been sent, and gives them the message:
Contact the System Admin about these files. To clean up command
files that are 8 or more days old, enter:
# uucleanup-C 8
This form of the command removes all C.* (Command) files 8 or
more days old and sends an appropriate message to the
requesters. Other uucp spool files are removed based on the
default value for that type. To clean up data and execute
files, enter:
# uucleanup-D 7 -X 3
This form of the command removes all D.* (Data) files 7 or more
days old (the default) and all X.* (Execute) files older than 3
days and attempts to deliver all undelivered mail. Remaining
uucp spool files are removed based on the default value for that
type. To clean up other files, enter:
# uucleanup-o 2
This form of the command removes uucp spool files according to
their default values except for other files, which are removed
if 2 days or older. To clean up all files at once, enter the
command without options:
# uucleanup
This form of the command removes all C.*, D.*, and X.* files,
and all other files older than the default times. To clean up
Command files for system hera, enter:
# uucleanup-s hera -C 5
This form of the command removes all C.* files 5 or more days
old and the other uucp spool files according to their default
files for system hera. (The path to these files is
/usr/spool/uucp/hera/*.)
FILES
Specifies the command path. File that starts uudemon.cleanu shell pro‐
cedure. Contains all the configuration files for uucp, and the uude‐
mon.cleanu shell procedure. Schedules uucp jobs for the cron daemon,
including the uudemon.cleanu shell procedure. Contains files removed
by the uucleanup command.
SEE ALSO
Commands: uucp(1), uustat(1), uux(1), cron(8)uucleanup(8)
