Re: /tmp directory

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Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>>>> Am 10.12.2012 um 11:22 schrieb John Doe:
>>>>> From: Jerry Geis <geisj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You also have '/var/tmp' that is expected to survive reboots and should be less often (never?) cleared.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> cat /etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch
>>>> flags=-umc
>>>> /usr/sbin/tmpwatch "$flags" -x /tmp/.X11-unix -x /tmp/.XIM-unix \
>>>>       -x /tmp/.font-unix -x /tmp/.ICE-unix -x /tmp/.Test-unix \
>>>>       -X '/tmp/hsperfdata_*' 240 /tmp
>>>> /usr/sbin/tmpwatch "$flags" 720 /var/tmp
>>>> for d in /var/{cache/man,catman}/{cat?,X11R6/cat?,local/cat?}; do
>>>>      if [ -d "$d" ]; then
>>>>       /usr/sbin/tmpwatch "$flags" -f 720 "$d"
>>>>      fi
>>>> done
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 720 = 30 days
>>>
>>> what? you mean this dir called /var/tmp is actually for temporary
>>> stuff?? man, this system is seriously screwed up...
>
>
> What else do you use it for?

oh my, I didn't think it would be necessary but I really should have put 
a smiley there... the limits of email I guess.
as Mark rightly surmised, yes it was an attempt at humor.
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