TMPNAM
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 3, 1993
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NAME
tmpnam - create a name for a temporary file
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
char *tmpnam(char *s);
DESCRIPTION
The tmpnam() function generates a unique temporary filename
using the path prefix P_tmpdir defined in <stdio.h>.
If the argument s is NULL, tmpnam() returns the address
of an internal static area which holds the filename, which is
overwritten by subsequent calls to tmpnam(). If s is
not NULL, the filename is returned in s.
RETURN VALUE
The tmpnam() function returns a pointer to the unique temporary
filename, or NULL if a unique name cannot be generated.
ERRORS
- EEXIST
-
Unable to generate a unique filename.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEE ALSO
mktemp(3), mkstemp(3), tempnam(3), tmpfile(3)
Index
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