---
name: "cacheclean"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "newscache"
version: "0.99.9-2"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cacheclean"
---

# cacheclean(8)

Remove newsgroups until NewsCache spool is below X Kilobytes

## NAME

cacheclean - Remove newsgroups until NewsCache spool is below X Kilobytes

## SYNOPSIS

**cacheclean \[-s #\]**

## DESCRIPTION

cacheclean removes the least recently used newsgroups until the size of the spool area used by NewsCache is below # Kilobytes.

## SEE ALSO

[NewsCache(8)](/NewsCache/8.md)

## BUGS

This should be called automatically from NewsCache.

The variable for the size of the spool-directory has to be changed manually.

## AUTHOR

Thomas Gschwind \<Gschwind@complang.tuwien.ac.at\>