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| Newer page: | version 8 | Last edited on Sunday, May 18, 2003 1:11:10 pm | by WikiAdmin | |
| Older page: | version 7 | Last edited on Sunday, May 18, 2003 1:09:52 pm | by WikiAdmin | Revert |
@@ -202,9 +202,11 @@
;''/var/spool/news'': Spool directory for the news subsystem.
;''/var/spool/uucp'': Spooled files for uucp(1).
-;''/var/tmp'': Like ''
/tmp'', this
directory holds
temporary files stored for an unspecified duration
.
+;''/var/tmp'': The /var
/tmp directory is made available for programs that require
temporary files or directories that are preserved between system reboots. Therefore, data
stored in /var/tmp is more persistent than data in /tmp.
+
+;:Files and directories located in /var/tmp must not be deleted when the system is booted. Although data stored in /var/tmp is typically deleted in a site-specific manner, it is recommended that deletions occur at a less frequent interval than /tmp
.
;''/var/yp'': Database files for NIS.
!!CONFORMS TO
