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.Dd January 31, 2015
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.Dt MKTEMP 1
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.Os sbase
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mktemp
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.Nd create temporary file or directory
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl dq
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.Op Ar template
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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creates a temporary file by generating a unique filename with
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.Ar template ,
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which has to have at least six 'X's appended to it. If no
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.Ar template
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is specified, a default of 'tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is used and the
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tmpdir set to '/tmp' or, if set, the TMPDIR environment variable.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl d
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Create a temporary directory instead of a file.
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.It Fl q
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Fail silently if an error occurs.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mkdtemp 3 ,
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.Xr mkstemp 3
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