Re: Temp file space (Re: creating an index with tablespace on a dedicated filesystem) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Temp file space (Re: creating an index with tablespace on a dedicated filesystem)
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Msg-id 25149.1166131044@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Temp file space (Re: creating an index with tablespace on a dedicated filesystem)  (Glen Parker <glenebob@nwlink.com>)
Responses Re: Temp file space (Re: creating an index with tablespace on a dedicated filesystem)  (Vlad <marchenko@gmail.com>)
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Glen Parker <glenebob@nwlink.com> writes:
> Tom, is it safe to assume that the contents of the temp directory do not
> need to persist across Postgres restarts?

Yup, they're only temp files (in fact, I think there is code somewhere
that actually runs around and cleans out the temp directories during a
restart).

            regards, tom lane

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