The useage of the Temp Folder

[Tharotiger 0]

Hey Guys,

i just want to ask you Guys for some Inspiration on /tmp Folder usage!

 

I can't get the point of using /tmp Folders in OpenComputers. You could easly store the Data in Global Vars!

So, what could i use it for?

[Sangar 92]

One use for it is log files. For example OpenOS' event system logs errors in event handlers to /tmp/event.log.

[dgelessus 26]

1. Global variables are evil. The only place where you can safely use globals is the interactive Lua shell, which runs inside its own sandbox. Everywhere else you should make all variables local. So far I've never had a situation where I needed to use globals, but I certainly had a few cases where I accidentally used globals instead of locals, which caused some hard to find bugs.

2. Variables are stored in RAM, which is very limited in OC compared to real computers. /tmp is a special filesystem, which (I think) does not count towards computer RAM usage.

3. It's a convenient place to put files when working in the shell without occupying space on the real hard disk.

4. It's guaranteed to be a writable location. The default OpenOS boot disk for example is loaded from the mod files and read-only, however you can still work in /tmp.