Re: [tlug] join /tmp and /var

[Martin Baehr <mbaehr@example.com>]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 12:01:36AM +0900, Stuart Bouyer wrote:
> I used to do a simialir thing, however I used a /var partion, created a
> tmp directory on that and sym-linked /var/tmp to /tmp

there already is a /var/tmp.
i used to link to it until i discovered that there is a difference
between /var/tmp and /tmp in that /tmp is cleared at reboot, while
/var/tmp is not. i have not found out if any programs really depend on
that behaviour, but just in case i link /tmp/ -> /var/root-tmp/

greetings, martin.
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