[GRASSLIST:4560] .tmp files

[Gordon Keith]

For a while I've been having trouble with disk space and assumed that 
since I was working with large data files, that it was just a part of 
life.

I was looking for more ways of getting space (I already have all my 
sites files bzip2'ed and have to bunzip2 them before use) when I came 
across some hidden files in the grass database.

$GISBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/.tmp for my various mapsets was using 
20GB of disk space. Since I only have an 80GB drive, this added up to a 
significant drain.

Some of these files were quite recent. Some were months old.

I haven't seen any discussion about the need for housekeeping these 
hidden directories, so maybe others aren't aware of them either.

Comments anyone?

Regards
Gordon


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Gordon Keith
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