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bjourne ◴[23 Oct 24 14:48 UTC] No.41925591[source]▶

>>41913610 (OP) #

Shouldn't XDG_CACHE_DIR handle most use cases for /tmp? I can't see any reasons why we need to keep /tmp around since we have so many better options for ipc and for storing ephemeral data.

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1. remram ◴[23 Oct 24 16:51 UTC] No.41926860[source]▶

>>41925591 #

and XDG_RUNTIME_DIR for sockets and such. Typically set to /run/user/<id>/

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Against /tmp