[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Change temp file suffix from ; tid to .tid~ for shell safety (PR #4160)

Farid Zakaria notifications at github.com
Thu Mar 26 16:43:00 UTC 2026


fzakaria left a comment (rpm-software-management/rpm#4160)

> The transaction temp file suffix is intentionally a special thing that stands out from other files. I don't think we want to change it.
> 
> If you're getting killed rpm transactions regularly, I suggest you look into that issue instead.

Could we pick anything else?
You could have your computer shut-down during rpm transaction and it would result in this....

Picking anything beyond a semi-colon would work....
(Semi-colons have special meaning)

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