Typically DMTMP bit is set for tmp locations to exclude them from
archiving. Then cleaning on startup should be sufficient, no?

On Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 6:47 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

> The Unix world usually have /tmp cleared or backed by tmpfs.  This is
> not the default with Plan 9.  So, anyone start ramfs in your
> $home/lib/profile?  With what flags?  Why you want or don't want to
> have /tmp backed by ramfs?
> 
> For me, I sometime find it useful to review the .[ch] files and
> directories in my /tmp, but the acme temporary files are so big, which make
> me wanted to use ramfs.
> term% du -h *.someacme | grep -v '^0'
> 727k    A179.someacme
> 968k    A182.someacme
> 904k    A191.someacme
> 650k    A193.someacme
> 983k    C181.someacme
> 

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