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From: mcferrin@inuxc.UUCP (P McFerrin)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: /tmp and /usr/tmp
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Date: Thu, 5-Apr-84 17:17:12 EST
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On our UNIX 5.0 systems, /tmp and /usr/tmp are cleaned out during reboot.
Since /tmp is root, space is very tight but /usr/tmp usually has lots
of room (relatively speaking).  We encourage users to use /usr/tmp
for temporary files.

However, specific scripts and programs that we need to utilize while
in single-user use /tmp since /usr is usually not mounted.  This is
why such guys as ed(1), cc(1),..... use /tmp.  If they used /usr/tmp,
you would be restricted in what you can do in single-user.

Since we have gone to RP07's for our 780's, space on / is not tight
anymore.  But, in general, we still use /usr/tmp as a practice.