mktemp

mktemp is a command available in many Unix-like operating systems that creates a temporary file or directory.[1] Originally released in 1997 as part of OpenBSD 2.1,[2] a separate implementation exists as a part of GNU Coreutils.[3]

There used to be a similar named C library function, which is now deprecated for being unsafe, and has safer alternatives

References

  1. "mktemp". Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.1. Free Standards Group. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. Miller, Todd C. "mktemp manual page". Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. Meyering, Jim (7 October 2007). "announce: new program: mktemp" (Mailing list). Retrieved 7 November 2015.

See also

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