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| ====== I need to use the local scratch area, may I? How? Is it backupped? ====== | ====== I need to use the local scratch area, may I? How? Is it backupped? ====== | ||
| Generally each linux workstation should have a local disk area called " **/scratch** " \\ | Generally each linux workstation should have a local disk area called " **/scratch** " \\ | ||
| - | You can write your data there. | + | You can write your data there.\\ |
| - | + | Put your files in /scratch///yourusername// directory, NOT in /scratch. So first you have to create a subdirectory in the /scratch directory using the following command from a linux shell:\\ | |
| - | First you have to create a subdirectory in the /scratch directory using the following command from a linux shell:\\ | + | |
| **mkdir /scratch///yourusername // ** \\ | **mkdir /scratch///yourusername // ** \\ | ||
| - | Put your files in /scratch///yourusername// directory, NOT in /scratch\\ | ||
| <note i> | <note i> | ||
| **Do not put important files in scratch areas**, because if the local disk is damaged, we will not be able to recover its content.\\ | **Do not put important files in scratch areas**, because if the local disk is damaged, we will not be able to recover its content.\\ | ||
| - | **Local directories (for example ///scratch /data /tmp// etc.) are never saved** ("backupped")!! | + | **Local directories (for example: ///scratch /data /tmp//) are never saved** (" backupped ")!! |
| </note> | </note> | ||