29 lines
713 B
Groff
29 lines
713 B
Groff
.Dd January 30, 2015
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.Dt MKTEMP 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mktemp
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.Nd make temporary filename
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl dq
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.Op Ar template
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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takes the given filename template and overwrites a portion of it
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to create a unique filename. The template may be any filename with at least
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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
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TMPDIR envrionment variable has been set.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.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
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does not want error output to go to standard error.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mkdtemp 3 ,
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.Xr mkstemp 3
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