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.TH MKTEMP 2
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.SH NAME
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mktemp \- make a unique file name
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <u.h>
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.br
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.B #include <libc.h>
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.PP
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.nf
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.B
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char* mktemp(char *template)
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Mktemp
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replaces
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.I template
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by a unique file name, and returns the
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address of the template.
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The template should look like a file name with eleven trailing
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.LR X s.
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The
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.LR X s
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are replaced by a letter followed by the current process id.
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Letters from
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.L a
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to
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.L z
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are tried until a name that can be accessed
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(see
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.IR access (2))
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is generated.
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If no such name can be generated,
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.I mktemp
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returns
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\f5"/"\f1 .
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/libc/port/mktemp.c
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR getpid (2),
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.IR access (2)