---
name: "gdbmrecent-purge"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jedstate"
version: "0.5.4.transitional.1-7"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gdbmrecent-purge"
---

# gdbmrecent-purge(1)

purge old entries in gdbmrecent databases

## NAME

gdbmrecent-purge - purge old entries in gdbmrecent databases

## SYNOPSIS

```
    gdbmrecent-purge [options] AGE
```

## DESCRIPTION

**gdbmrecent** is an add-on module for the **JED** editor that records the cursor positions of visited files, as well as some buffer local variables, and remember them later.  **gdbmrecent-purge** allows the maintainance of gdbmrecent databases, e.g. through cron tables. Database entries older than `` `AGE' `` are purged.

`` `AGE' `` is age-since-last-view in seconds unless appended with `` `Y' `` (years), `` `O' `` (months), `` `W' `` (weeks), `` `D' `` (days), `` `H' `` (hours) or `` `M' `` (minutes), e.g., "2w" (2 weeks) or "19d" (19 days).  The letters are case-insensitive. If `` `AGE' `` is zero the database will be cleared! To purge only non-existant files set `` `AGE' ``=10000000000 or some other large number.

## OPTIONS

- \`-q --quiet'

  Suppress normal output

- \`-dFILE --database=FILE'

  Use `` `FILE' `` instead of the default `` `~/.jed/recent_db' `` as the gdbmrecent databse.  If `` `FILE' `` does not exist, it will be created and contains an empty GDBM database.

## EXAMPLES

Sample crontab entries for database maintenance:

```
       # Keep four weeks' worth of data
       02 00  *  *  *  /usr/bin/gdbmrecent-purge 4w
```

```
       # Keep four weeks' worth of data and shut your mouth
       02 00  *  *  *  /usr/bin/gdbmrecent-purge 4w -q
```

```
       # Purge only non-existant files
       02 00  *  *  *  /usr/bin/gdbmrecent-purge 0x7fffffff
```

```
       # Reset database every Monday
       02 00  *  *  1  /usr/bin/gdbmrecent-purge 0
```

```
       # Don't do anything
       02 00  *  *  *  /usr/bin/gdbmrecent-purge -1
```

## SEE ALSO

"jed (1)", "crontab (5)"

## CREDITS

This script was inspired on the **jedstate** command, which is now obsolete in Debian.  Parts of this man page are copied verbatim from the man page of **jedstate**.

## AUTHOR

Rafael Laboissiere