26 lines
698 B
Groff
26 lines
698 B
Groff
.TH MKTEMP 1 sbase\-VERSION
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.SH NAME
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mktemp \- make temporary filename
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mktemp
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.RB [ \-dq ]
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.RB [ template ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B mktemp
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takes the given filename template and overwrites a portion of it
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to create a unique filename. The template may be any filename with at least
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six `Xs' appended to it. If no template is specified a default of
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`tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is used and the tmpdir is set to `/tmp' unless the
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TMPDIR envrionment variable has been set.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-d
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Make a directory instead of a file
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.TP
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.B \-q
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Fail silently if an error occurs. This is useful if a script
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does not want error output to go to standard error.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR mkdtemp (3),
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.IR mkstemp (3)
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