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=Introduction=
 
 
Temporary files are used by applications for different purposes, such as saving state or caching. Unix-style operating systems generally have a '''/tmp/''' directory to hold temporary files, and Windows uses a '''Temp/''' directory beneath the Windows directory. However, temporary files might be created in other places as well.
 
Temporary files are used by applications for different purposes, such as saving state or caching. Unix-style operating systems generally have a '''/tmp/''' directory to hold temporary files, and Windows uses a '''Temp/''' directory beneath the Windows directory. However, temporary files might be created in other places as well.
  
 
Programs might use files with a '''.bak''' extension to store temporary backup copies of the previous version of a file that has been modified (which might be of any format), and files with the '''.tmp''' extension, as well as various extensions with special characters such as $ and _ which rarely occur in file extensions otherwise, might be used for temporary work files of various sorts.
 
Programs might use files with a '''.bak''' extension to store temporary backup copies of the previous version of a file that has been modified (which might be of any format), and files with the '''.tmp''' extension, as well as various extensions with special characters such as $ and _ which rarely occur in file extensions otherwise, might be used for temporary work files of various sorts.
  
=Formats=
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== Formats ==
 
* [[Lock file]]
 
* [[Lock file]]
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* [[Treeinfo.ncd]]
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* [[Vim swap file]]
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* [[Windows clipboard]]

Latest revision as of 12:56, 23 December 2018

File Format
Name Temporary files
Ontology
Extension(s) .tmp, .bak

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Temporary files are used by applications for different purposes, such as saving state or caching. Unix-style operating systems generally have a /tmp/ directory to hold temporary files, and Windows uses a Temp/ directory beneath the Windows directory. However, temporary files might be created in other places as well.

Programs might use files with a .bak extension to store temporary backup copies of the previous version of a file that has been modified (which might be of any format), and files with the .tmp extension, as well as various extensions with special characters such as $ and _ which rarely occur in file extensions otherwise, might be used for temporary work files of various sorts.

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