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TMPFILE(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							TMPFILE(3)

NAME
tmpfile - create a temporary file SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h> FILE *tmpfile(void); DESCRIPTION
The tmpfile() function opens a unique temporary file in binary read/write (w+b) mode. The file will be automatically deleted when it is closed or the program terminates. RETURN VALUE
The tmpfile() function returns a stream descriptor, or NULL if a unique filename cannot be generated or the unique file cannot be opened. In the latter case, errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS
EACCES Search permission denied for directory in file's path prefix. EEXIST Unable to generate a unique filename. EINTR The call was interrupted by a signal; see signal(7). EMFILE The per-process limit on the number of open file descriptors has been reached. ENFILE The system-wide limit on the total number of open files has been reached. ENOSPC There was no room in the directory to add the new filename. EROFS Read-only filesystem. ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). +----------+---------------+---------+ |Interface | Attribute | Value | +----------+---------------+---------+ |tmpfile() | Thread safety | MT-Safe | +----------+---------------+---------+ CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD, SUSv2. NOTES
POSIX.1-2001 specifies: an error message may be written to stdout if the stream cannot be opened. The standard does not specify the directory that tmpfile() will use. Glibc will try the path prefix P_tmpdir defined in <stdio.h>, and if that fails the directory /tmp. SEE ALSO
exit(3), mkstemp(3), mktemp(3), tempnam(3), tmpnam(3) COLOPHON
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TMPNAM(3)                                                    Linux Programmer's Manual                                                   TMPNAM(3)

NAME
tmpnam, tmpnam_r - create a name for a temporary file SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h> char *tmpnam(char *s); char *tmpnam_r(char *s); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): tmpnam_r() Since glibc 2.19: _DEFAULT_SOURCE Up to and including glibc 2.19: _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE DESCRIPTION
Note: avoid using these functions; use mkstemp(3) or tmpfile(3) instead. The tmpnam() function returns a pointer to a string that is a valid filename, and such that a file with this name did not exist at some point in time, so that naive programmers may think it a suitable name for a temporary file. If the argument s is NULL, this name is gener- ated in an internal static buffer and may be overwritten by the next call to tmpnam(). If s is not NULL, the name is copied to the charac- ter array (of length at least L_tmpnam) pointed to by s and the value s is returned in case of success. The created pathname has a directory prefix P_tmpdir. (Both L_tmpnam and P_tmpdir are defined in <stdio.h>, just like the TMP_MAX men- tioned below.) The tmpnam_r() function performs the same task as tmpnam(), but returns NULL (to indicate an error) if s is NULL. RETURN VALUE
These functions return a pointer to a unique temporary filename, or NULL if a unique name cannot be generated. ERRORS
No errors are defined. ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). +-----------+---------------+--------------------------+ |Interface | Attribute | Value | +-----------+---------------+--------------------------+ |tmpnam() | Thread safety | MT-Unsafe race:tmpnam/!s | +-----------+---------------+--------------------------+ |tmpnam_r() | Thread safety | MT-Safe | +-----------+---------------+--------------------------+ CONFORMING TO
tmpnam(): SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001. POSIX.1-2008 marks tmpnam() as obsolete. tmpnam_r() is a nonstandard extension that is also available on a few other systems. NOTES
The tmpnam() function generates a different string each time it is called, up to TMP_MAX times. If it is called more than TMP_MAX times, the behavior is implementation defined. Although these functions generate names that are difficult to guess, it is nevertheless possible that between the time that the pathname is returned and the time that the program opens it, another program might create that pathname using open(2), or create it as a symbolic link. This can lead to security holes. To avoid such possibilities, use the open(2) O_EXCL flag to open the pathname. Or better yet, use mkstemp(3) or tmpfile(3). Portable applications that use threads cannot call tmpnam() with a NULL argument if either _POSIX_THREADS or _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS is defined. BUGS
Never use these functions. Use mkstemp(3) or tmpfile(3) instead. SEE ALSO
mkstemp(3), mktemp(3), tempnam(3), tmpfile(3) COLOPHON
This page is part of release 4.15 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found at https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. 2017-09-15 TMPNAM(3)
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