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Re: Deleting /var/cache/*



Duncan Findlay <duncf@rogers.com> wrote:
> 
> True, the FHS does not specifically say that directories have to be
> recreated, but I would consider it a bug if they aren't. Anyone agree?

I think it would be much better if you did

find /var/cache ! -type d -print0 | xargs -0r rm -f

The complications in recreating those directories simply isn't worth it.
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