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    I doubt it will be relevant, but just in case, please edit your question and include the operating system you are using and the file system of /tmp. Commented Jan 9, 2023 at 17:05
  • done, thanks for the hint :) Commented Jan 9, 2023 at 23:58
  • /tmp of ext4 type ??? errr ??? Doesn't ArchLinux mount /tmp on a tmpfs per default ? Commented Jan 10, 2023 at 0:23
  • @MC68020 I remember Solaris mounting /tmp on tmpfs, but I don't recall seeing Debian-based Linux distros doing that. I had to disable it on many Sun boxes back in the day. Too often large files were dumped into /tmp and used up all the RAM... Commented Jan 10, 2023 at 4:31