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Temp folder files time changing

When ever we copy the file in /tmp folder it will delete automatically when we restart the computer.

If we want more some days means edit the following configuration file

vim /etc/default/rcS

Edit TMPTIME=0 ---> DEFAULT VALUE IS ZERO MODIFY AS PER YOUR NEED

rcS - variables that affect the behavior of boot scripts

TMPTIME
              On boot the files in /tmp will be deleted if their modification
              time is more than TMPTIME days ago. A value of 0 means that
              files are removed regardless of age. If you don’t want the sys‐
              tem to clean /tmp then set TMPTIME to a negative value (e.g.,
              -1) or to the word infinite.