Suggestions for UNIX RAM disks wanted
Henry Spencer
henry at utzoo.UUCP
Wed Oct 17 01:26:26 AEST 1984
> No utility should use /tmp for large files. That is what /usr/tmp is for.
The philosophy we tend to follow around here is the exact opposite:
temporary files go on /tmp. If there is a size/speed tradeoff involved,
that's the system's problem, not yours. Most machines hereabouts have
a separate /tmp filesystem; some don't even *have* a /usr/tmp directory.
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Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry
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