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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
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Subject: Re: /tmp and /usr/tmp
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Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 00:11:55 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 19 00:11:55 1984
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The existence of /tmp and /usr/tmp is a throwback to older versions
of UNIX (v6 and prior); I believe "user" programs (the same ones that
went into /usr/bin, which was originally publicly writable!) used
/usr/tmp. Nowadays /tmp is normally used by all programs (or it
should be, anyway).

Dave Sherman
Toronto
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