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mkstemp

mktemp(3)						     Library Functions Manual							 mktemp(3)

NAME

       mktemp, mkstemp - Construct a unique file name

LIBRARY

       Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a),

       System V Compatibility Library (libsys5.a)

SYNOPSIS

       Standard C Library

       #include <stdlib.h>

       int mkstemp(	 char *template);

       char *mktemp(	  char *template);

STANDARDS

       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       mktemp(), mkstemp():  XPG4-UNIX

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS

       Points to a string to be replaced with a unique file name.  The string in the template parameter must be a file name with six trailing Xs.

DESCRIPTION

       The  mktemp()  function	replaces the contents of the string pointed to by the template parameter with a unique file name.  The application
       must initialize template to be a file name with six trailing Xs; mktemp() replaces the Xs in the template string with a unique  file  name.
       Under  libc.a, the file name is a unique combination of the thread name and process ID.	Under libsys5.a, the file name is created with the
       getpid function.

       The mkstemp() function performs the same substitution to the template name and also returns a file descriptor for the file  and	opens  the
       file with "owner" reading and writing privileges (0600). The function thus prevents any possible race condition between testing whether the
       file exists and opening it for use.  The mkstemp() function is not available under libsys5.a.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, the mktemp() function returns the address of the string pointed to by the template parameter.

       If the string pointed to by the template parameter contains no Xs, or if the mktemp() function is unable to construct a unique  file  name,
       the first character of the template parameter string is replaced with a null character, and a null pointer is returned.

       Upon  successful completion, the mkstemp() function returns an open file descriptor. If the mkstemp() function fails, it returns a value of
       -1.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined for this routine.

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: tmpfile(3), tmpnam(3), getpid(2)

       Standards: standards(5) delim off

																	 mktemp(3)

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