clrtmp [-c]
Description
The clrtmp utility clears the /tmp directory by removing all of the objects from it. On other systems, the /tmp directory is cleared each time the system is started. On i5/OS(TM), the /tmp directory is not cleared when the system is started. You can include a call to the clrtmp utility from the startup program specified by the QSTRUPPGM system value to have the /tmp directory cleared when i5/OS(TM) is started.
To remove objects from the /tmp directory the caller of clrtmp must have *WX authority to each subdirectory contained in /tmp and *OBJEXIST authority to each object. If the caller does not have the required authority those objects are not removed from the /tmp directory.
Unpredictable results may occur if clrtmp is called while the system is running. For example, if another program is writing to a file in the /tmp directory, the path to the file is removed and you will not be able use the file.
| Note: | This utility is unique to i5/OS(TM). |
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