Re: /home IFS directory

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave:

/tmp is more like QTEMP... although I don't think it gets cleared 
when the session/job ends like QTEMP does.

david

> 
> Rats, I was hoping the /home directory was similar to QTEMP.  Oh well,
> thanks for the info. anyway.
> 
> Dave
> 
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> > From:       Patrick Townsend[SMTP:townsend@patownsend.com]
> > Reply To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Sent:       Wednesday, October 21, 1998 10:52 AM
> > To:         MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:    Re: /home IFS directory
> > 
> > David,
> > 
> > /home is a common directory found on UNIX systems. To the best of my
> > knowledge it is used to store common files accessed by all users. You
> > might find that each user has a "home" directory, too. It's often
> > found
> > under the /etc directory, but can be anywhere the sysadmin wants it to
> > be.
> > 
> > Temporary files are usually stored in the /tmp or /temp directory.
> > This
> > is not automatically cleared like the AS/400 QTEMP library. It is
> > usually cleared by the system administratory periodically.
> > 
> > Hope this helps!
> > Patrick
> > 
> > Leland, David wrote:
> > > 
> > > Can someone give me a quick rundown on the /home directory in IFS?
> > Is
> > > this similar to the QTEMP lib. (which is unique to each job and gets
> > > cleared when the job ends).  Does each user have their own /home
> > > directory?
> > > 
> > > I've heard/read it has it's roots in UNIX, but since I know nothing
> > > about UNIX, I'm not sure what the purpose of the /home directory it.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dave
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