{"id":610,"date":"2016-06-20T13:54:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T08:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=610"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:47:39","slug":"using-tmpwatch-to-clear-files-from-tmp-partition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/using-tmpwatch-to-clear-files-from-tmp-partition\/","title":{"rendered":"Using tmpwatch to clear files from \/tmp partition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>tmpwatch<\/strong> utility helps automatically remove old and unused files from the <strong>\/tmp<\/strong> directory. Since applications such as Apache and MySQL store temporary files in this location, the partition can fill up over time, potentially causing service interruptions. Using <strong>tmpwatch<\/strong> helps keep the <strong>\/tmp<\/strong> directory clean and prevents disk space issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Root or sudo access to the Linux server<\/li>\n<li>SSH access to the server<\/li>\n<li>yum Package manager (for CentOS systems)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Implementation<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1<\/h3>\n<p>Install the <strong>tmpwatch<\/strong> utility.<\/p>\n<p>yum -y install tmpwatch<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2<\/h3>\n<p>Run the following command to remove files from the <strong>\/tmp<\/strong> directory that are older than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>tmpwatch &#8211;all &#8211;mtime 24 \/tmp<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3<\/h3>\n<p>To automate the cleanup, add the following entry to the system crontab:<\/p>\n<p>@daily \/usr\/sbin\/tmpwatch &#8211;all &#8211;mtime 24 \/tmp<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4<\/h3>\n<p>Save the crontab and verify that the scheduled task is added successfully.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Using <strong>tmpwatch<\/strong> to clean the <strong>\/tmp<\/strong> directory helps prevent temporary files from consuming disk space and reduces the risk of service disruptions caused by a full <strong>\/tmp<\/strong> partition. 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