[Gllug] Wiping free space.

[Simon Wilcox]

On 29/12/09 15:36, Rich Walker wrote:
> On 29/12/2009 15:22, JLMS wrote:
> 
>> /var/tmp is supposed to be persistent between boots, I have seen some
>> dumb applications wanting to find something there to function
>> properly, so beware :-)
> 
> *sound of head banging on desk*

It's defined that way in the FHS:

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARTMPTEMPORARYFILESPRESERVEDBETWEE

What was that saying about the great thing about standards ?

S.
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