man: explain time units in tmpfiles

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195294
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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2015-02-23 18:59:17 -05:00
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delete when cleaning. If a file or directory is older than the delete when cleaning. If a file or directory is older than the
current time minus the age field, it is deleted. The field current time minus the age field, it is deleted. The field
format is a series of integers each followed by one of the format is a series of integers each followed by one of the
following postfixes for the respective time units:</para> following postfixes for the respective time units:
<constant>s</constant>,
<variablelist> <constant>m</constant> or <constant>min</constant>,
<varlistentry> <constant>h</constant>,
<term><varname>s</varname></term> <constant>d</constant>,
<term><varname>min</varname></term> <constant>w</constant>,
<term><varname>h</varname></term> <constant>ms</constant>,
<term><varname>d</varname></term> <constant>us</constant>,
<term><varname>w</varname></term> respectively meaning seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks,
<term><varname>ms</varname></term> milliseconds, and microseconds. Full names of the time units can
<term><varname>m</varname></term> be used too.
<term><varname>us</varname></term></varlistentry> </para>
</variablelist>
<para>If multiple integers and units are specified, the time <para>If multiple integers and units are specified, the time
values are summed up. If an integer is given without a unit, values are summed. If an integer is given without a unit,
<varname>s</varname> is assumed. <constant>s</constant> is assumed.
</para> </para>
<para>When the age is set to zero, the files are cleaned <para>When the age is set to zero, the files are cleaned