September 2009
Beginner
942 pages
85h 34m
English
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Name
mktemp
Synopsis
mktemp [options] [template]
Generate a unique temporary filename for use in a script. The filename is based on the specified template, which may be any filename with at least six Xs appended (e.g., /tmp/mytemp.XXXXXX). mktemp replaces the Xs with the current process number and/or a unique letter combination. The file is created with mode 0600 (unless -u is specified), and the filename is written to standard output. With no template specified, the default file tmp.XXXXXXXXXX is created.
Options
- -d, --directory
Make a directory, not a file.
- --help
Print usage information and exit.
- -q, --quiet
Fail silently in case of error. Useful to prevent error output from being sent to standard error.
- -u, --dryrun
Operate in “unsafe” mode and unlink the temporary file before mktemp exits. Use of this option is not recommended.
- -V, --version
Print version information and exit.