content of /var/preserve

[Frank Seifert]

Hi!
Can anyone explayn the content of /var/preserve?

thanks
Frank

[Vincenzo Restuccia · Accepted solution]

The /var/preserve directory holds vi files that were being edited if vi
unexpectedly exits. Using vi -r, the file can be recovered by the user so
that it may be properly saved.

[eran maor]

/var/preserve (formerly /usr/preserve) contains automatically
preserved vi files. These files can be deleted whenever necessary.

The white paper associated with the description of this directory
is located at /usr/share/doc/file_sys.txt.

[federico_3]

the files in this directory are editor files that have been left there when someone crashed out of their editor. Deleting them will simply prevent the users who have had a 'vi' crash to recover their file using 'vi -r'.

Federico

[Ravi_8]

/var/preserve files having errors encountered by users/admin during their operartions(application, s/w installation etc....)