Cleanup unused files and other junk ...

[Alex de Kruijff]

On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 09:50:21PM +0200, Kiffin Gish wrote:
> Is there a good and dependable procedure for cleaning up the file 
> systems from unused junk that just clutters valuable disc space?
> 
> I am already aware of the 'periodic daily' scripts 
> 'clear_tmp_enable=YES' option for the rc.conf file, but where else can 
> one safely remove files.
> 
> For example, is it safe to delete all distfiles?

Yes, but that doesn't mean its save. You could install a port called
portupgrade and use the util portsclean. This wil clean your working
directory, (old) distfiles, (old) packages and more.

-- 
Alex

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