Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of FileDeleter

Timestamp:

Nov 3, 2008, 2:48:03 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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FileDeleter

@@ -6 +6 @@
  * A workunit's input files are deleted when all results are 'over' (reported or timed out) and the workunit is assimilated.
  * A result's output files are deleted after the workunit is assimilated. The canonical result is handled differently, since its output files may be needed to validate results that are reported after assimilation; hence its files are deleted only when all results are over, and all successful results have been validated.
- * periodically remove 'antiques': files that are older than the oldest WU in the database. These files are created when BOINC clients return after the corresponding WU has been deleted from the database.
+ * periodically remove 'antiques': output files that are older than the oldest WU in the database. These files are created when BOINC clients return after the corresponding WU has been deleted from the database.
 
 Command-line options:
@@ -18 +18 @@
  -preserve_result_files:: Update the DB, but don't delete output files
  -dont_delete_batches:: Don't delete anything with positive batch number
+ -input_files_only:: Don't delete output files
+ -output_files_only:: Don't delete input files
 
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