Re: tmp gets full when plotting many images

[Michael Goffioul]

>   Here's another option as a couple people suggested on the gnuplot list, but
>   unfortunately I'm not sure it is portable... only of use in unix based 
> systems:
>     stuff an "rm" at the end of the plot command so that gnuplot removes the 
> file
>   afterward:
>
> Actually, that is a great point---it is certainly true on Unix, but I
> think also on Windows and Mac: when a program opens a disk file, the
> OS holds the disk metadata.  At that point, the file might be deleted
> from the filesystem, but the program will still be able to access it,
> including reading/writing/appending. Only after the file is closed
> will the data and metadata be released and the file will be gone for
> good.

Windows OS doesn't allow you to do that. You can't delete a file
that is being opened by another program (true even for the current
program as well). That's why you can't remove a DLL (or oct-file)
while it's in use.

Michael.