On 1/21/2011 11:16 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On 1/21/2011 9:10 AM, Bowie Bailey wrote: >> 4) Ask the question in the right place. This list is great and has lots >> of smart people, but it is not the proper place for all questions. Your >> question about Imagemagick would probably be better asked in an >> Imagemagick forum. Off-topic questions are not strictly forbidden, but >> points 1-3 are even more important if your question is off-topic. It is >> also a good idea to explain WHY you are asking an off-topic question on >> this list rather than somewhere else. > Errr, last time I looked, the environment variable that controls what > directory is used for temporary files was platform specific unless the > application does something very non-standard. I think on CentOS and > things with similar libraries, that would be TMPDIR. Considering that he didn't specify his OS and also apparently cross-posted the question to Ubuntu-users and Debian-users, we know absolutely nothing about his system. Not even the ImageMagick version... If he had said: "On Centos 5 with ImageMagick 6.6.7, how do I change the temp directory so I don't run out of space doing a Convert?", then it would be more obvious that the question wasn't totally off-topic. The general suggestion is valid regardless. Always make sure you are posting your question to a relevant list for the best shot at getting an answer. -- Bowie