diff -Naur a/ex.1 b/ex.1
--- a/ex.1	2005-02-17 06:39:36.000000000 -0600
+++ b/ex.1	2017-04-22 12:10:54.272000000 -0500
@@ -1944,10 +1944,10 @@
 .B $HOME/.exrc
 editor startup file
 .TP
-.B /var/tmp/Ex\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
+.B /tmp/Ex\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
 editor temporary
 .TP
-.B /var/tmp/Rx\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
+.B /tmp/Rx\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
 named buffer temporary
 .TP
 .B /var/preserve
diff -Naur a/expreserve.c b/expreserve.c
--- a/expreserve.c	2005-03-04 06:44:46.000000000 -0600
+++ b/expreserve.c	2017-04-22 12:12:30.200000000 -0500
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 #ifdef	notdef
 #define TMP	"/tmp"
 #else
-#define	TMP	"/var/tmp"
+#define	TMP	"/tmp"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef VMUNIX
diff -Naur a/exrecover.c b/exrecover.c
--- a/exrecover.c	2005-03-04 06:44:46.000000000 -0600
+++ b/exrecover.c	2017-04-22 12:12:50.640000000 -0500
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#define	TMP		"/var/tmp"
+#define	TMP		"/tmp"
 
 #ifdef	LANGMSG
 nl_catd	catd;
diff -Naur a/vi.1 b/vi.1
--- a/vi.1	2005-02-17 06:39:36.000000000 -0600
+++ b/vi.1	2017-04-22 12:11:10.640000000 -0500
@@ -973,10 +973,10 @@
 .B $HOME/.exrc
 editor startup file
 .TP
-.B /var/tmp/Ex\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
+.B /tmp/Ex\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
 editor temporary
 .TP
-.B /var/tmp/Rx\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
+.B /tmp/Rx\fInnnnnnnnnn\fP
 named buffer temporary
 .TP
 .B /var/preserve