On 10.12.2012, at 18:01, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at SoftDux.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: >> 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?" >> >> _______________________________________________ > > > Probably. But I've seen people using /tmp to store rather important > stuff, which is why I asked the question - to get clarity. Sure. I've also seen people using the Windows trash can for the very same purpose. In the IT business, there is a word for that kind of people. We call them 'stupid'. Cheers, Peter.