Re: is it save to clean /var/tmp?

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Subject: Re: is it save to clean /var/tmp?
From: Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:13:05 +0200
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Hello

Adam Funk (<a24061@yahoo.com>) wrote:

> Does that mean it's OK to clean out /tmp regularly?

What does regularly mean? It should work it /tmp is cleaned on reboot
(default on Woody). According to the FHS, applications must not except
files to be preserved after a reboot. However you should be careful if
you clean /tmp on a running system. Only removing files that haven't
been opened for a certain time should be safe, but I use Debian on a
desktop that is shut down at night, so I never bothered to set this up.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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