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Mention tmpmfs- and varmfs-related variables in Dir.Struc. chapter.

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= Also mention rc.conf(5), /etc/fstab, and mdmfs(8)
= Add note that /var/tmp files might then be lost on reboot.

Based on a tmpmfs-related patch by Niclas Zeising.

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Gary W. Swearingen 2005-09-17 00:12:18 +00:00
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<para>The following chapter will cover the basic commands and
functionality of the FreeBSD operating system. Much of this
material is relevant for any &unix; like operating system. Feel
material is relevant for any &unix;-like operating system. Feel
free to skim over this chapter if you are familiar with the
material. If you are new to FreeBSD, then you will definitely
want to read through this chapter carefully.</para>
@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ login:</screen>
<para>Every multiuser system needs some way to distinguish one
<quote>user</quote> from the rest. In FreeBSD (and all the
&unix; like operating systems), this is accomplished by requiring that
&unix;-like operating systems), this is accomplished by requiring that
every user must <quote>log into</quote> the system before being able
to run programs. Every user has a unique name (the
<quote>username</quote>) and a personal, secret key (the
@ -638,7 +638,9 @@ total 530
that you may want to mount.</para>
<para>A mount point is a directory where additional file systems can
be grafted onto the root file system. Standard mount points include
be grafted onto the root file system.
This is further described in <xref linkend="disk-organization">.
Standard mount points include
<filename>/usr</filename>, <filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/tmp</filename>,
<filename>/mnt</filename>, and <filename>/cdrom</filename>. These
directories are usually referenced to entries in the file
@ -767,8 +769,11 @@ total 530
<filename class="directory">/tmp</filename> are usually NOT
preserved across a system reboot. A memory-based file system
is often mounted at
<filename class="directory">/tmp</filename>. See &man.mdmfs.8;
(or &man.mfs.8; for FreeBSD&nbsp;4.X).</entry>
<filename class="directory">/tmp</filename>.
This can be automated using the tmpmfs-related variables of
&man.rc.conf.5 (or with an entry in
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>; see &man.mdmfs.8;,
or for FreeBSD&nbsp;4.X, &man.mfs.8;).</entry>
</row>
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<row>
<entry><filename class="directory">/var/</filename></entry>
<entry>Multi-purpose log, temporary, transient, and spool files.
</entry>
A memory-based file system is sometimes mounted at
<filename class="directory">/var</filename>.
This can be automated using the varmfs-related variables of
&man.rc.conf.5 (or with an entry in
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>; see &man.mdmfs.8;,
or for FreeBSD&nbsp;4.X, &man.mfs.8;).</entry>
</row>
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<row>
<entry><filename class="directory">/var/tmp/</filename></entry>
<entry>Temporary files that are kept between system reboots.</entry>
<entry>Temporary files.
The files are usually preserved across a system reboot,
unless <filename class="directory">/var</filename>
is a memory-based file system.</entry>
</row>
<row>