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Re: elvis: uses /var/tmp/vi.recover instead of /var/preserve



On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Remco Blaakmeer wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> This is (most of) the bug report for bug #13176 for the elvis package:
> 
> > Package: elvis
> > Version: 2.0-8
> > 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > elvis and the other vi-clones use /var/tmp/vi.recover for the backup of
> > crashed sessions. I've read in the Linux FSSTD that these files should go
> > into /var/preserve instead. So it is possible to clean /var/tmp on system
> > boot or so.
> 
> If this is true, should the base-files package include this directory
> /var/preserve ? I think it could have the same permissions as /tmp .
> 
> Should I file a bug against base-files?

Yes, please do so.


Chris

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