/tmp and /usr/tmp
P McFerrin
mcferrin at inuxc.UUCP
Fri Apr 6 08:17:12 AEST 1984
On our UNIX 5.0 systems, /tmp and /usr/tmp are cleaned out during reboot.
Since /tmp is root, space is very tight but /usr/tmp usually has lots
of room (relatively speaking). We encourage users to use /usr/tmp
for temporary files.
However, specific scripts and programs that we need to utilize while
in single-user use /tmp since /usr is usually not mounted. This is
why such guys as ed(1), cc(1),..... use /tmp. If they used /usr/tmp,
you would be restricted in what you can do in single-user.
Since we have gone to RP07's for our 780's, space on / is not tight
anymore. But, in general, we still use /usr/tmp as a practice.
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