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.Dd January 30, 2015
.Dt MKTEMP 1 sbase\-VERSION
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm mktemp
.Nd make temporary filename
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dq
.Op Ar template
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
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takes the given filename template and overwrites a portion of it
to create a unique filename. The template may be any filename with at least
six `Xs' appended to it. If no template is specified a default of
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`tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is used and the tmpdir is set to `/tmp' unless the
TMPDIR envrionment variable has been set.
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.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d
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Make a directory instead of a file
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.It Fl q
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Fail silently if an error occurs. This is useful if a script
does not want error output to go to standard error.
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.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mkdtemp 3 ,
.Xr mkstemp 3