LFS_CLEANERD(8) BSD System Manager's Manual LFS_CLEANERD(8) NNAAMMEE llffss__cclleeaanneerrdd - garbage collect a log-structured file system SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS llffss__cclleeaanneerrdd [--ddss] _n_o_d_e DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The llffss__cclleeaanneerrdd command starts a daemon process which garbage-collects the log-structed file system residing at the point named by _n_o_d_e in the global file system namespace. This command is normally executed by mount_lfs(8) when the log-structured file system is mounted. The daemon will exit within a few minutes of when the file system it was cleaning is unmounted. Garbage collection on a log-structured file system is done by scanning the file system's segments for active, i.e. referenced, data and copying it to new segments. When all of the active data in a given segment has been copied to a new segment that segment can be marked as empty, thus reclaiming the space taken by the inactive data which was in it. The following options are available: --dd Run in debug mode. Do not become a daemon process, and print de- bugging information. --ss When cleaning the file system, read data in small chunks. SSEEEE AALLSSOO mount_lfs(8) HHIISSTTOORRYY The llffss__cclleeaanneerrdd utility first appeared in 4.4BSD. 4.4BSD June 5, 1993 1