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### Appendix D. Boot and sysconfig scripts version-20250827

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# D.11. /etc/rc.d/init.d/cleanfs

    #!/bin/sh
    ########################################################################
    # Begin cleanfs
    #
    # Description : Clean file system
    #
    # Authors     : Gerard Beekmans - gerard@linuxfromscratch.org
    #               DJ Lucas - dj@linuxfromscratch.org
    # Update      : Bruce Dubbs - bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org
    #
    # Version     : LFS 7.0
    #
    ########################################################################

    ### BEGIN INIT INFO
    # Provides:            cleanfs
    # Required-Start:      $local_fs
    # Should-Start:
    # Required-Stop:
    # Should-Stop:
    # Default-Start:       S
    # Default-Stop:
    # Short-Description:   Cleans temporary directories early in the boot process.
    # Description:         Cleans temporary directories /run, /var/lock, and
    #                      optionally, /tmp.  cleanfs also creates /run/utmp
    #                      and any files defined in /etc/sysconfig/createfiles.
    # X-LFS-Provided-By:   LFS
    ### END INIT INFO

    . /lib/lsb/init-functions

    # Function to create files/directory on boot.
    create_files()
    {
       # Input to file descriptor 9 and output to stdin (redirection)
       exec 9>&0 < /etc/sysconfig/createfiles

       while read name type perm usr grp dtype maj min junk
       do
          # Ignore comments and blank lines.
          case "${name}" in
             ""|\#*) continue ;;
          esac

          # Ignore existing files.
          if [ ! -e "${name}" ]; then
             # Create stuff based on its type.
             case "${type}" in
                dir)
                   mkdir "${name}"
                   ;;
                file)
                   :> "${name}"
                   ;;
                dev)
                   case "${dtype}" in
                      char)
                         mknod "${name}" c ${maj} ${min}
                         ;;
                      block)
                         mknod "${name}" b ${maj} ${min}
                         ;;
                      pipe)
                         mknod "${name}" p
                         ;;
                      *)
                         log_warning_msg "\nUnknown device type: ${dtype}"
                         ;;
                   esac
                   ;;
                *)
                   log_warning_msg "\nUnknown type: ${type}"
                   continue
                   ;;
             esac

             # Set up the permissions, too.
             chown ${usr}:${grp} "${name}"
             chmod ${perm} "${name}"
          fi
       done

       # Close file descriptor 9 (end redirection)
       exec 0>&9 9>&-
       return 0
    }

    case "${1}" in
       start)
          log_info_msg "Cleaning file systems:"

          if [ "${SKIPTMPCLEAN}" = "" ]; then
             log_info_msg2 " /tmp"
             cd /tmp &&
             find . -xdev -mindepth 1 ! -name lost+found -delete || failed=1
          fi

          > /run/utmp

          if grep -q '^utmp:' /etc/group ; then
             chmod 664 /run/utmp
             chgrp utmp /run/utmp
          fi

          (exit ${failed})
          evaluate_retval

          if grep -E -qv '^(#|$)' /etc/sysconfig/createfiles 2>/dev/null; then
             log_info_msg "Creating files and directories... "
             create_files      # Always returns 0
             evaluate_retval
          fi

          exit $failed
          ;;
       *)
          echo "Usage: ${0} {start}"
          exit 1
          ;;
    esac

    # End cleanfs

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