To
remove files from the /tmp directory every hour using a cron job, you can
create a new crontab entry using the following steps:
1. Open the crontab editor by running the following command:
crontab -e
2. Add a new line to the crontab file with the following format:
0 * * * * find /tmp -type f -mmin +60 -delete
This will run the find command
every hour at the start of the hour (i.e., when the minute is 0). The find command
will delete all files in the /tmp directory that are older than 60 minutes (i.e.,
have not been accessed in the last hour).
3. Save and close the crontab file.
The
find command in the above crontab entry finds all files in the /tmp
directory (/tmp -type f) that were last modified over 60 minutes ago (-mmin +60),
and deletes them (-delete).
Note
that this cron job will only remove files from the /tmp
directory that are older than 60 minutes. If you need to remove files that are
newer than that or have specific patterns, you can adjust the find command
accordingly.