uuclean(1M)
NAME
uuclean − uucp spool directory clean-up
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/uucp/uuclean [options]
DESCRIPTION
uuclean scans the spool directories for files with the specified prefix and deletes all those that are older than the specified number of hours.
Options
uuclean recognizes the following options:
-ddirectory Clean directory instead of the spool directory. If directory is not a valid spool directory, it cannot contain “work files”; i.e., files whose names start with C.. These files have special meaning to uuclean pertaining to uucp job statistics.
-ppre Scan for files with pre as the file prefix. Up to 10 -p arguments can be specified. A -p without any pre following will cause all files older than the specified time to be deleted.
-ntime Files whose age is more than time hours are deleted if the prefix test is satisfied (default time is 72 hours).
-wfile The default action for uuclean is to remove files that are older than a specified time (see -n option). The -w option is used to find files older than time hours; however, the files are not deleted. If the argument file is present the warning is placed in file; otherwise, the warnings go to the standard output.
-ssys Only files destined for system sys are examined. Up to 10 -s arguments can be specified.
-mfile The -m option sends mail to the owner of the file when it is deleted. If a file is specified, an entry is placed in file.
This program is typically started by cron (see cron(1M)).
HP Clusters
In the HP Clustered environment, all UUCP activity is handled through device files residing on the cluster server as if the cluster were a single system.
WARNINGS
uuclean works with “old style” uucp. See uucleanup(1M) for an alternative interface that works with “HoneyDanBer style” uucp.
FILES
/usr/lib/uucp directory with commands used by uuclean internally
/usr/spool/uucp/* spool directory
SEE ALSO
uucp(1), uux(1), cron(1M), uucleanup(1M).
UUCP tutorial in Remote Access User’s Guide .
Hewlett-Packard Company — HP-UX Release 9.03: April 1994