On 01:16 Tue 15 Apr , Philip Webb wrote: > 080414 forgottenwizard wrote: > > On 03:58 Mon 14 Apr , Philip Webb wrote: > >> Vim defaults to keeping temporary files in /var/tmp , > >> but Mutt defaults to /tmp & Vim called by Mutt does the same. > >> Recently, I changed the default in .muttrc to use /var/tmp instead > >> & as a result I can happily have /tmp cleared at every reboot, > >> which reminds me, I need to delete many /var/tmp/mutt-* ... (smile). > > Off-topic, I know, but can you post how to do this? > > It doesn't seem OT to me (smile): in ~/.muttrc include the line > > set tmpdir="/var/tmp" > > Vim otherwise continues to keep its .swp files > in the same dir as the file it's editing; only Mutt is affected, > but you are guaranteed recovery of an e-mail being edited during a crash. > > To set the system to clear /tmp at boot, > edit /etc/conf.d/bootmisc to include the line > > WIPE_TMP="yes" > > -- > ========================,,============================================ > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list >
Thanks. WIPE_TMP seems to be the default, fwiw. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
