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# Random Linux Tips (WIP) # Random Linux Tips (WIP)
### 0. *Short example template.* ### 0. *Short example template.*
- Description: *What is this good for.* - Description: *What is this good for.*
- Requires: *Do you need any particular software (provide a link)?* - Requires: *Do you need any particular software (provide a link)?*
- How-to: *Straight forward description and maybe a code example.* - How-to: *Straight forward description and maybe a code example.*
- *Detailled description if necessary.* - *Detailled description if necessary.*
$ sudo this is the actual code lol - $ sudo this is the actual code lol
- Aditionally: *Anything else that might be important.* - Aditionally: *Anything else that might be important like additional ressources.*
[[_TOC_]]
### 1. Automatically clear cache. ### 1. Automatically clear cache.
- Description: Move files older than a specific amount of time from your user's ~/.cache directory to the trash. - Description: Move files older than a specific amount of time from your user's ~/.cache directory to the trash.
- Requires: [https://github.com/PhrozenByte/rmtrash](rmtrash). - Requires: [https://github.com/PhrozenByte/rmtrash](rmtrash).
- How-to: - How-to:
- Add the following line to your crontab using the command "crontab -e" (or EDITOR=$editor crontab -e): - Add the following line to your crontab using the command "crontab -e" (or EDITOR=$editor crontab -e):
$ 0 17 * * * /usr/bin/find ~/.cache/* -mtime +7 -exec /usr/bin/rmtrash -rf {} \; - $ 0 17 * * * /usr/bin/find ~/.cache/* -mtime +7 -exec /usr/bin/rmtrash -rf {} \;
- This command looks at files in ~/.cache every day at 5 p.m. and moves files older than 7 days to the trash. - This command looks at files in ~/.cache every day at 5 p.m. and moves files older than 7 days to the trash.
- Additionally: This can also be done using regular "rm" instead of "rmtrash". - Additionally: This can also be done using regular "rm" instead of "rmtrash".
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### 5. Use sudo !!. ### 5. Use sudo !!.
### 6. Prevent overwriting files.
- Description: Use alias for *rm*, *cp* and *mv*.
- How-to: Add the following alias into your ~/.bashrc.
- Use *-interactive* option to get asked before overwriting files.
- $ alias mv="mv -i"
- Additionally: Further reading in the Arch wiki.