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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re:  Suggestions for UNIX RAM disks wanted
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Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 11:26:26 EDT
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> No utility should use /tmp for large files.  That is what /usr/tmp is for.

The philosophy we tend to follow around here is the exact opposite:
temporary files go on /tmp.  If there is a size/speed tradeoff involved,
that's the system's problem, not yours.  Most machines hereabouts have
a separate /tmp filesystem; some don't even *have* a /usr/tmp directory.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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