Re: Regarding /tmp
On Saturday 22 September 2001 01:59 pm, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
> Hey, don't delete my fucking work, just because I happen to have put it in
> /tmp. /tmp means "temporary", it doesn't mean "delete upon reboot".
so it should be like windows where it just grows all the time right??
> If
> you want that, how about "/gets-deleted-at-reboot". DUH. /tmp on Linux
> is not some stupid communist shit-licking in-memory filesystem like it is
> on Solaris.
do you know english?? do you know what the word temporary means??
tem*po*rar*y (tmp-rr)
adj.
Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
--dictionary.com
notice the words "limited time" ...
> And if I find the fuckbag who wrote the script that delted my
> work, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.
no, I hope that developer gives you a piece of his mind. I hope you stop
using debian too. And hopefully, you'll learn about the lovely /home
directory, and why you should stick files there.
sunny dubey
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