[GRASS-SVN] r59977 - grass/trunk/lib/init

[svn_grass at osgeo.org]

Author: neteler
Date: 2014-04-30 06:44:06 -0700 (Wed, 30 Apr 2014)
New Revision: 59977

Modified:
   grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html
Log:
manual variables.html: explain TMPDIR for wxGUI settings

Modified: grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html
===================================================================
--- grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html	2014-04-30 10:56:22 UTC (rev 59976)
+++ grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html	2014-04-30 13:44:06 UTC (rev 59977)
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@
     via <em><a href="g.list.html">g.list</a></em>. They are used
     internally by the GRASS modules and deleted automatically when the
     map is closed or GRASS session quited. Note that this variable is
-    dedicated for internal use only.
-  </dd>
+    dedicated for internal use only.</dd>
   
   <dt>GRASS_WXBUNDLED</dt>
   <dd>[wxGUI]<br>
@@ -307,6 +306,15 @@
     If OpenMP support is enabled this limits the number of threads.
     The default is set to the number of CPUs on the system.
     Setting to '1' effectively disables parallel processing.</dd>
+    
+  <dt>TMPDIR, TEMP, TMP</dt>
+  <dd>[Various GRASS GIS commands and wxGUI]<br>
+  <!-- what about Windows %TEMP% and http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/560#comment:21 ? -->
+	The default wxGUI temporary directory is chosen from a 
+	platform-dependent list, but the user can control the selection of
+	this directory by setting one of the TMPDIR, TEMP or TMP
+	environment variables Hence the wxGUI uses $TMPDIR if it is set,
+	then $TEMP, otherwise /tmp.</dd>
 </dl>
 
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