[CentOS] /tmp directory

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>>>> Am 10.12.2012 um 11:22 schrieb John Doe:
>>>>> From: Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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?

I think John intended the cmt with <humor></humor>

        mark "temporary files are temporary? who'd'a thunk it?"