uuclean(8c)
NAME
uuclean − uucp spool directory clean-up
SYNTAX
uuclean [ option ] ...
DESCRIPTION
The uuclean command scans the spool directory for files with the specified prefix and deletes all those which are older than the specified number of hours.
OPTIONS
−ppre Scan for files with pre as the file prefix. Up to 10 −p arguments may be specified. A −p without any pre following will cause all files older than the specified time to be deleted.
−ntime Delete all files whose age is more than time (default is 72 hours) and that have the specified pre as their file prefix.
−m Send mail to the owner of the file when it is deleted.
−ssystem
Delete files in all directories that are subdirectories of the per system spool directory that exists for system. If ALL is specified, then all system directories are processed.
−ddirectory
Delete files that reside in the named directory. The −s option over rides the −d option.
This program will typically be started by cron(.). In earlier versions, a deleted work file (C.file) would result in mail to the owner of the work file, regardless of the −m option. Now, notification of deleted work files is sent to the user ID "uucp". If the −m option is used, mail is also sent to the owner.
FILES
/usr/lib/uucp directory with commands used by uuclean internally