MKTEMP
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 3, 1993
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NAME
mktemp - make a unique temporary file name
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
char *mktemp(char *template);
DESCRIPTION
The mktemp() function generates a unique temporary file name
from template. The last six characters of template must
be XXXXXX and these are replaced with a string that makes the
filename unique.
RETURN VALUE
The mktemp() function returns a pointer to template on
success, and NULL on failure.
ERRORS
- EINVAL
-
The last six characters of template were not XXXXXX.
CONFORMING TO
BSD 4.3. POSIX dictates tmpnam().
SEE ALSO
mkstemp(3), tmpnam(3), tempnam(3), tmpfile(3)
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- CONFORMING TO
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- SEE ALSO
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