Variable: small-temporary-file-directory

small-temporary-file-directory is a customizable variable defined in files.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

The directory for writing small temporary files.

If non-nil, this directory is used instead of temporary-file-directory(var)/temporary-file-directory(fun) by programs that create small temporary files. This is for systems that have fast storage with limited space, such as a RAM disk.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 21.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/files.el.gz
(defcustom small-temporary-file-directory
  (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) (getenv "TMPDIR"))
  "The directory for writing small temporary files.
If non-nil, this directory is used instead of `temporary-file-directory'
by programs that create small temporary files.  This is for systems that
have fast storage with limited space, such as a RAM disk."
  :group 'files
  :initialize #'custom-initialize-delay
  :type '(choice (const nil) directory))