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These two directories are used for different purposes. The /tmp file system is for creating/using temporary files and directories and may be cleaned as a result of a reboot. Scratch files created by utilities and compilers are placed here, and the directory is readable and writable by anyone.

The /etc directory is only writeable by an administrator, and contains most of the system configuration file information in multiple directories and files.

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