---
name: "rainbow-gc"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "rainbow"
version: "0.8.7-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rainbow-gc"
---

# rainbow-gc(8)

Helper script which attempts to garbage-collect stale uid reservations

## NAME

rainbow-gc - Helper script which attempts to garbage-collect stale uid reservations

## SYNOPSIS

**rainbow-gc** \[*options*\]

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Verbosity. Repeat for more verbose output.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Quiet. Disable all output.

- **-s** SPOOL, **--spool**=*SPOOL*

  Location of the rainbow spool.

## AUTHORS

**Rainbow** was primarily written by Michael Stone and Noah Kantrowitz.

## SEE ALSO

Full documentation for the  **rainbow** suite is stored at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow