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  1. .TH MKTEMP 2
  2. .SH NAME
  3. mktemp \- make a unique file name
  4. .SH SYNOPSIS
  5. .B #include <u.h>
  6. .br
  7. .B #include <libc.h>
  8. .PP
  9. .nf
  10. .B
  11. char* mktemp(char *template)
  12. .fi
  13. .SH DESCRIPTION
  14. .I Mktemp
  15. replaces
  16. .I template
  17. by a unique file name, and returns the
  18. address of the template.
  19. The template should look like a file name with eleven trailing
  20. .LR X s.
  21. The
  22. .LR X s
  23. are replaced by a letter followed by the current process id.
  24. Letters from
  25. .L a
  26. to
  27. .L z
  28. are tried until a name that can be accessed
  29. (see
  30. .IR access (2))
  31. is generated.
  32. If no such name can be generated,
  33. .I mktemp
  34. returns
  35. \f5"/"\f1 .
  36. .SH SOURCE
  37. .B /sys/src/libc/port/mktemp.c
  38. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  39. .IR getpid (2),
  40. .IR access (2)