Last updated 1 Oct 96
Many CODAP programs use temporary files to store data. These files are automatically deleted in the event of any normal termination, including error terminations which are detected by the software. For abnormal terminations (such as FORTRAN or operating system errors), the temporary files will not be deleted.
These files will be named '.ggggg.temp.pppppp.uu', where 'ggggg' is the group process id, 'pppppp' is the program name, and 'uu' is either a two digit unit number, or a two letter mnemonic. Normally these files should not be deleted by the user until the source of the problem is discovered, as they may assist a CODAP systems programmer in debugging. Because these file names begin with a period, they will not be display via the normal file listing commands, without using certain options.
For debug purposes, it may be desirable to retain any temporary files. To do this, you must set the environment variable KEEP_TEMPS to "YES".
export KEEP_TEMPS=YES