/tmp directory get full when sort command is executed for a huge file

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Issue

When sort command was executed for a huge file, directory /tmp got full on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Why does the directory /tmp is showing up as full?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • coreutils

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