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 ==== /tmp directory ==== ==== /tmp directory ====
-The first reason for that can be /tmp which doesn’t get cleaned automatically. I create my temporary files in my home directory so I can safely delete the contents of /tmp every time I shut down the system. You don’t have to do it manually, though. \\+The first reason can be a /tmp directory which doesn’t get cleaned automatically. I create my own temporary files in my home directory so I can safely delete the contents of /tmp every time I shut down the system. You don’t have to do it manually, though. \\
 The following command should be placed in ''/etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown''. The following command should be placed in ''/etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown''.
  
 <code>/usr/bin/find /tmp -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -print0 | xargs -0r /bin/rm -rf</code> <code>/usr/bin/find /tmp -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -print0 | xargs -0r /bin/rm -rf</code>
  
-As this file doesn’t exist on the default installation of Slackware, you need to create it first and make it executable:+This will delete ALL the files in the /tmp directory every time the system shuts 
 +down, so be careful what you put there!  
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 +The ''rc.local_shutdown'' file can also be useful in other ways. If you need to perform any other tasks on shutdown, you can put them here. As this file doesn’t exist on the default installation of Slackware, you need to create it first and make it executable:
  
 <code># touch /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown <code># touch /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown
 # chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown</code> # chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown</code>
  
-This will delete ALL the files in the /tmp directory every time the system shuts down, so be careful what you put there! Generally, the ''rc.local_shutdown'' file might also be useful in other ways. If you need to perform any other tasks on shutdown, you can put them in the file. <note>Remember to test your commands well before you include them in the shutdown file.</note>+<note>Remember to test your commands well before you include them in the shutdown file.</note>
  
 Alternatively, if you have enough RAM, you may mount the ''/tmp'' in tmpfs by adding the following to ''/etc/fstab''. Alternatively, if you have enough RAM, you may mount the ''/tmp'' in tmpfs by adding the following to ''/etc/fstab''.

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