Re: /tmp directory

2000-09-16 Thread Colin Watson
debian-user@lists.debian.org wrote: >On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 10:45:02PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> these are socket files created by programs that make use of so-called >> unix domain sockets -- nothing to worry about :) MC identifies this file >> type with a leading "=" and color black (at

Re: /tmp directory

2000-09-16 Thread QBA
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 10:45:02PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > these are socket files created by programs that make use of so-called > unix domain sockets -- nothing to worry about :) MC identifies this file > type with a leading "=" and color black (at least in its default > configuration

Re: /tmp directory

2000-09-15 Thread e . pfeifer
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 09:53:22PM +0200, QBA wrote: > > Names that start with '=' are visible only in mc (and its color is black). > When I type 'ls -l' I get only the names (without '='). But I've just notice > another strange thing 'bout these files. Namely, their permissions are odd > to me. I

Re: /tmp directory

2000-09-15 Thread QBA
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 12:59:07PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: > > If the names really *start* with '=' then I have no idea what they > are. But if that was a typo and they actually *end* with '=' then the > files are named pipes, and you probably don't want to delete them. Named > pipes are

Re: /tmp directory

2000-09-15 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, QBA wrote: > I lately have noticed some strange files in my /tmp directory. > These files have 0 bytes and their names start with "=" mark. > What are these files and where do they come from? Can I delete them? > Also there are directories t