| /var/spool lpd mqueue news rwho smail uucp |
Spool directories Printer spool directory Outgoing mail queue News spool directory Rwhod files Spool directories for smail Spool directory for UUCP |
Tree 5.10.1
/var/spool contains data which is awaiting some kind of later processing. Data in /var/spool represents work to be done in the future (by a program, user, or administrator); often data is deleted after it has been processed.
UUCP lock files must be placed in /var/lock. See the above section on /var/lock.