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