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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:18:54 -0500
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On 12/12/2019 7:00 AM, Ulli Horlacher wrote:
> I need to store some data (a few kB) non-persistant.
> On a real UNIX I would use /var/run, because after a shutdown all its
> content is lost.
> But on cygwin /var/run is stored on disk.
> 
> I cannot use an environment variable, because different processes need to
> read/write the data.
> 
> /proc is non-persistant (in respect to a reboot), but It is not a generic
> storage place.
> 
> What can I use with cygwin instead?
> 
> Installing third party software is not an option, it must work with a
> standard Windows (and cygwin).

I would think of temp directories, such as /tmp.  They can be cleaned out at will
on restart, no?

Regards - Eliot

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