plan9 man page for mktemp

Query: mktemp

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MKTEMP(2)							System Calls Manual							 MKTEMP(2)

NAME
mktemp - make a unique file name
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h> #include <libc.h> char* mktemp(char *template)
DESCRIPTION
Mktemp replaces template by a unique file name, and returns the address of the template. The template should look like a file name with eleven trailing The are replaced by a letter followed by the current process id. Letters from to are tried until a name that can be accessed (see access(2)) is generated. If no such name can be generated, mktemp returns "/". Alef There is no mktemp in Alef.
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/port/mktemp.c
SEE ALSO
getpid(2), access(2) MKTEMP(2)
Related Man Pages
mktemp(3p) - centos
mktemp(3) - debian
mktemp(3) - centos
mktemp(3) - posix
mktemp(1) - posix
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