#761287 sponge: error writing buffer to temporary file: No space left on device -- when there is lots of space

Package:
moreutils
Source:
moreutils
Description:
additional Unix utilities
Submitter:
David Liontooth
Date:
2014-09-12 17:33:08 UTC
Severity:
normal
#761287#5
Date:
2014-09-12 13:42:44 UTC
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I use sponge in scripts that process a succession of files, and run into this error occasionally.
It will fail in parallel instances at the same time, so I guess some call is getting the wrong response. Maybe just try again?

Cheers,
David
#761287#10
Date:
2014-09-12 17:25:08 UTC
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David Liontooth wrote:

sponge uses temp files in the standard place, eg /tmp or where TMPDIR
points. If that is a small filesystem (such as a /tmp on a ramdisk),
then it can be short on space while the main system disk is not full.