[fhs-discuss] tighten the use and intention of the "/var" hierarchy

[Christoph Anton Mitterer]

On Tue, 17 May 2011 14:01:09 +0930, Rusty Russell <rusty at rustcorp.com.au>
wrote:
> I'm not sure where you get this "/var is temporary" idea.  It's not.
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#THEVARHIERARCHY 
"/var contains variable data files. This includes spool directories and
files, administrative and logging data, and transient and temporary files."

Apart from that, I haven't written that "temporary" is or should b, the
only qualifier for /var, though it is usually a strong indication.


Cheers,
Chris.