ROS Purge Log

In a ROS (Robot Operating System) system, log files are generated whenever ROS nodes are run or whenever any ROS-related activities occur. These logs can consume a significant amount of disk space over time and may need to be periodically purged or deleted to free up space.

The ROS rosclean command provides a purge option that can be used to remove all the log files generated by ROS. This command is especially useful when your system runs out of disk space due to ROS logs.

Usage

The basic syntax for using the rosclean command with purge option is:

$ rosclean purge

This command will remove all the log files generated by ROS. It is recommended that you run this command periodically (e.g., as a cron job) to keep disk space free on your system.

Example

Here is an example of how to use the rosclean command with purge option:

$ rosclean purge

This command will remove all the log files generated by ROS. You can confirm that the logs have been purged by checking the contents of the ~/.ros/log directory:

$ ls ~/.ros/log

This command should not show any files since all the log files have been purged.

Conclusion

ROS log files can consume a large amount of disk space and may need to be periodically purged or deleted to free up space. The rosclean command with purge option can be used to remove all the log files generated by ROS. It is recommended that you run this command periodically to keep disk space free on your system.