.Dd January 31, 2015 .Dt MKTEMP 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm mktemp .Nd create temporary file or directory .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl dq .Op Ar template .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm creates a temporary file by generating a unique filename with .Ar template , which has to have at least six 'X's appended to it. If no .Ar template 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 Create a temporary directory instead of a file. .It Fl q Fail silently if an error occurs. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkdtemp 3 , .Xr mkstemp 3