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mktemp.1 (1104B) |
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1 .Dd October 8, 2015 |
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2 .Dt MKTEMP 1 |
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3 .Os sbase |
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4 .Sh NAME |
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5 .Nm mktemp |
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6 .Nd create temporary file or directory |
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7 .Sh SYNOPSIS |
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8 .Nm |
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9 .Op Fl dqtu |
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10 .Op Fl p Ar directory |
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11 .Op Ar template |
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12 .Sh DESCRIPTION |
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13 .Nm |
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14 creates a temporary file by generating a unique filename with |
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15 .Ar template , |
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16 which has to have at least six 'X's appended to it. |
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17 If no |
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18 .Ar template |
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19 is specified, a default of 'tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is used and the |
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20 tmpdir set to '/tmp' or, if set, the TMPDIR environment variable. |
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21 .Sh OPTIONS |
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22 .Bl -tag -width Ds |
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23 .It Fl d |
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24 Create a temporary directory instead of a file. |
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25 .It Fl p Ar directory |
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26 Use the specified |
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27 .Ar directory |
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28 as a prefix when generating the temporary filename. |
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29 The directory will be overridden by the user's |
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30 .Ev TMPDIR |
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31 environment variable if it is set. |
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32 This option implies the |
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33 .Fl t |
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34 flag (see below). |
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35 .It Fl q |
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36 Fail silently if an error occurs. |
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37 .It Fl t |
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38 Generate a path rooted in a temporary directory. |
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39 .It Fl u |
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40 Unlink file before |
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41 .Nm |
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42 exits. |
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43 This is slightly better than |
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44 .Xr mktemp 3 |
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45 but still introduces a race condition. |
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46 Use of this option is not encouraged. |
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47 .El |
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48 .Sh SEE ALSO |
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49 .Xr mkdtemp 3 , |
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50 .Xr mkstemp 3 |
