mktemp

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NAME

       mktemp - make a unique temporary file name


SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       char *mktemp(char *template);


DESCRIPTION

       The  mktemp()  function  generates a unique temporary file
       name from template.  The last six characters  of  template
       must  be  XXXXXX and these are replaced with a string that
       makes the filename unique.


RETURN VALUE

       The mktemp() function returns a  pointer  to  template  on
       success, and NULL on failure.


ERRORS

       EINVAL The  last  six  characters  of  template  were  not
              XXXXXX.


CONFORMING TO

       BSD 4.3. POSIX dictates tmpnam().


SEE ALSO

       mkstemp(3), tmpnam(3), tempnam(3), tmpfile(3)
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