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+Tag: symlink-target-in-tmp
+Severity: error
+Check: files/symbolic-links
+Explanation: Packages must not set links with targets pointing into <code>/tmp</code> or
+ <code>/var/tmp</code>. The File Hierarchy Standard specifies that such files
+ may be removed by the administrator and that programs may not depend on
+ any files in <code>/tmp</code> being preserved across invocations, which
+ combined mean that it makes no sense to ship files in these directories.
+See-Also: filesystem-hierarchy tmptemporaryfiles, filesystem-hierarchy vartmptemporaryfilespreservedbetwee