Bernie wrote:
>
>> all temporary files in /tmp, all variable length
>> files like logs in /var, all system binaris in /bin
>> and all application binaries in /usr/bin
>
> That's why it (Linux) is so illogical IMHO.
What's illogical about this? The underware goes in
the underware drawer, the tools go in the tool chest,
and the vegetables go in the vegie bin.
> Well, if the branch is c:\directory and you are in
> c:\directory you can't "cut the branch" ;-)
Oh yes you can. Format c: will cut the branch quite
nicely (you can even pipe an 'echo y' to avoid the
prompt). The point is: with Linux you can only cut
the branch if you are the root user.
>>> I set the DOS environment variable TEMP to "C:\DOS"
>> This is stupid, Stupid, STUPID !!!
> I don't agree.
I agree with Michael. It's stupid, Stupid, STUPID !!!
C:\DOS is the most important directory on the whole
system. It is extremely dangerous to tell programs
to use it for writing/deleting temporary files.
> I used C:\DOS a long time, and I would have gotten
> into serious problems if Arachne had removed everything
> in there
Precisely. That is why you shouldn't have TEMP
pointing at C:\DOS. You never know when you will
run into a program that wipes the TEMP directory.
There are probably dozens of them out there.
Cheers,
Steven
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