TMPDIR

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TMPDIR is the canonical environment variable in Unix and POSIX [1] that should be used to specify a temporary directory for scratch space. Most Unix programs will honor this setting and use its value to denote the scratch area for temporary files instead of the common default of /tmp [2] [3] or /var/tmp. [4]

Other forms sometimes accepted are TEMP, TEMPDIR and TMP, but these alternatives are used more commonly by non-POSIX operating systems or non-conformant programs.

TMPDIR is specified in various Unix and similar standards, e.g. per the Single UNIX Specification. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Environment Variables". Pubs.opengroup.org. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, Base Definitions volume: Directory Structure and Files: /tmp". The Open Group . Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, version is 2.3: /tmp: Temporary files". Linux Foundation . Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, version is 2.3: /var/tmp: Temporary files preserved between system reboots". Linux Foundation . Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  5. ↑ "The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, Base Definitions volume: Environment Variables: Other Environment Variables: TMPDIR". The Open Group . Retrieved 2011-04-02.


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