Finish up mktemp(1)

README

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The following tools are implemented ('*' == finished, '#' == UTF-8 support,
 =* md5sum          non-posix                       none
 =* mkdir           yes                             none
 =* mkfifo          yes                             none
-=  mktemp          non-posix                       none
+=* mktemp          non-posix                       none
 =* mv              yes                             (-i)
 =* nice            yes                             none
 =  nl              no                              -d, -f, -h, -l, -n, -p, -v, -w

mktemp.1

@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@
 .Os sbase
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mktemp
-.Nd make temporary filename
+.Nd create temporary file or directory
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl dq
 .Op Ar template
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
-takes the given filename template and overwrites a portion of it to create a
+creates a temporary file by generating a unique filename with
-unique filename. The template may be any filename with at least six `Xs'
+.Ar template ,
-appended to it. If no template is specified a default of `tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is
+which has to have at least six 'X's appended to it.  If no
-used and the tmpdir is set to `/tmp' unless the TMPDIR envrionment variable
+.Ar template
-has been set.
+is specified, a default of 'tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is used and the
+tmpdir set to '/tmp' or, if set, the TMPDIR environment variable.
 .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl d
-Make a directory instead of a file
+create a temporary directory instead of a file.
 .It Fl q
-Fail silently if an error occurs. This is useful if a script
+Fail silently if an error occurs.
-does not want error output to go to standard error.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mkdtemp 3 ,