{"id":3687,"date":"2010-12-13T10:18:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T15:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2010-12-13T10:18:43","modified_gmt":"2010-12-13T15:18:43","slug":"execute-commands-when-you-log-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Execute commands when you log out"},"content":{"rendered":"

From go2linux.org<\/a><\/p>\n

I like all about automation, and who no?. How about automatically run commands when you logout from a shell session in Linux. You can use this to erase temp files you may have use during your session, or anything you may want to execute each time you logout from your Linux Operating system.<\/p>\n

The .logout file<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are using tcsh you can use the .logout file, where you can write all the commands you want to be executed at logout time.<\/p>\n

This is a simple example, to erase your personal temporal files. I usually have a folder \/tmp\/ on my own home folder, where I save files I might need later, but I know I do not want to save forever.
\n
\n## Logout File ##
\nrm -rf ~\/tmp\/*<\/code><\/p>\n

Take care when using rm -rf<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can make more elaborated files, like erasing only files that are older than 10 days, or any other thing.<\/p>\n

If you are using bash, the file you need to create is .bash_logout instead of .logout, or you can create a link.<\/p>\n

I created the .logout file, and the linked it with:
\n
\nln -s .logout .bash_logout<\/code><\/p>\n

From go2linux.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From go2linux.org I like all about automation, and who no?. How about automatically run commands when you logout from a shell session in Linux. You can use this to erase temp files you may have use during your session, or anything you may want to execute each time you logout from your Linux Operating system…. <\/p>\n

Read More<\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-info"],"yoast_head":"\nExecute commands when you log out - Linux Shtuff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Execute commands when you log out - Linux Shtuff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From go2linux.org I like all about automation, and who no?. How about automatically run commands when you logout from a shell session in Linux. You can use this to erase temp files you may have use during your session, or anything you may want to execute each time you logout from your Linux Operating system.... Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Linux Shtuff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/fb.me\/g33kinf0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/fb.me\/g33kinf0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-12-13T15:18:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"g33kadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsinger1111\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@drsinger1111\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"g33kadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547\"},\"headline\":\"Execute commands when you log out\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-13T15:18:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":194,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547\"},\"articleSection\":[\"General Info\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/\",\"name\":\"Execute commands when you log out - Linux Shtuff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-13T15:18:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Execute commands when you log out\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/\",\"name\":\"Linux Shtuff\",\"description\":\"Because I have CRS Syndrome...\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547\",\"name\":\"g33kadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/minion-researchA.gif\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/minion-researchA.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/minion-researchA.gif\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"g33kadmin\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/g33kinfo.com\\\/info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/minion-researchA.gif\"},\"description\":\"I am a g33k, Linux blogger, developer, student and Tech Writer for Liquidweb.com\\\/kb. My passion for all things tech drives my hunt for all the coolz. I often need a vacation after I get back from vacation....\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelinuxreport.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/fb.me\\\/g33kinf0\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/drsinger1111\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Execute commands when you log out - Linux Shtuff","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Execute commands when you log out - Linux Shtuff","og_description":"From go2linux.org I like all about automation, and who no?. How about automatically run commands when you logout from a shell session in Linux. You can use this to erase temp files you may have use during your session, or anything you may want to execute each time you logout from your Linux Operating system.... Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/","og_site_name":"Linux Shtuff","article_publisher":"https:\/\/fb.me\/g33kinf0","article_author":"https:\/\/fb.me\/g33kinf0","article_published_time":"2010-12-13T15:18:43+00:00","author":"g33kadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsinger1111","twitter_site":"@drsinger1111","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/"},"author":{"name":"g33kadmin","@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/#\/schema\/person\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547"},"headline":"Execute commands when you log out","datePublished":"2010-12-13T15:18:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/"},"wordCount":194,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/#\/schema\/person\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547"},"articleSection":["General Info"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/","url":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/","name":"Execute commands when you log out - Linux Shtuff","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-12-13T15:18:43+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/execute-commands-when-you-log-out\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Execute commands when you log out"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/","name":"Linux Shtuff","description":"Because I have CRS Syndrome...","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/#\/schema\/person\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/#\/schema\/person\/c022e4c40b13ea1b678e6f020756f547","name":"g33kadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/minion-researchA.gif","url":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/minion-researchA.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/minion-researchA.gif","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"g33kadmin"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/minion-researchA.gif"},"description":"I am a g33k, Linux blogger, developer, student and Tech Writer for Liquidweb.com\/kb. My passion for all things tech drives my hunt for all the coolz. I often need a vacation after I get back from vacation....","sameAs":["https:\/\/thelinuxreport.com","https:\/\/fb.me\/g33kinf0","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsinger1111"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}