gettmp

gettmp

Name

gettmp - list typical directories for tmp files

Synopsis

gettmp

Description

gettmp list typical directories for tmp files. gettmp lists the tmpfs file-system mount points and typical locations for temporary files (e.g. /tmp, /var/tmp).

The home directory of the current user and of root is also listed because if no other tmp directory is available the home directories are options to store tmp files.

gettmp writes the list of existing directories and effective access right to stdout.

Example

Run the function. There are no command line arguments.

$ gettmp

Files

The function stats the tmpfs mount points and a list of common tmp directories /dev/shm, $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, /tmp, /var/tmp, $TMPDIR, $HOME, /root.