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On Wednesday 12 November 2003 14:18, Paul de Vrieze wrote: |
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> > With that in mind, why is there a /var? use /tmp ;-) |
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> Because /tmp is for shortlived temporary files. /var is for files that |
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> can be regenerated, but that regeneration is allowed to be expensive. |
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That description applies to /var/cache. but not all of /var. |
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http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-5.5.html |
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/var isnt only for things that can be regenerated. The content of /var/mail in |
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particular is irreplaceable. |
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http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-5.1.html |
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> tmp must not contain such caches. On /tmp one is able to run a tmp |
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> reaper, on /var it would be less than desirable. |
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Agreed |
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Toby Dickenson |
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