# This creates a temporary directory for transient files if such a directory
# does not already exist.
-source $SHELLDIR/core/date_stringer.sh
-
-if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo creating temporary directory...; fi
+if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW" ]; then echo creating temporary directory...; fi
if [ -z "$TMP" ]; then
+ # main declaration of the transients area.
export TMP=$HOME/.tmp
- # main declaration of the transients area.
- if [ "$OS" = "Windows_NT" ]; then
- export TMP=c:/tmp
- fi
fi
-LOG_FILE=$TMP/zz_transients.log
- # log file for this script.
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
-word=Verified
if [ ! -d "$TMP" ]; then
- mkdir $TMP
- word=Created
-fi
-if [ -z "$LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT" ]; then
- echo "$word transient area \"$TMP\" for $USER on $(date_stringer)." >>$LOG_FILE
+ mkdir -p $TMP
+ chown $USER $TMP
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+ echo "failed to chown $TMP to user's ownership."
+ fi
+ log_feisty_meow_event "created transient area \"$TMP\" for $USER on $(date_stringer)."
fi
# set other temporary variables to the same place as TMP.
# Make sure no one else is playing around in the temporary directory.
chmod 700 $TMP
+continue_on_error chmodding to secure temporary directory.
-if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo done creating temporary directory....; fi
+if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW" ]; then echo done creating temporary directory....; fi