MKTEMP(3) MKTEMP(3)
NAME
mktemp, tmpnam - make a unique file name
SYNOPSIS
char *mktemp(template)
char *template;
#include <stdio.h>
char *tmpnam(s)
char s[L_tmpnam];
DESCRIPTION
Mktemp replaces template by a unique file name, and returns
the address of the template. The template should look like
a file name with six trailing X's, which will be replaced
with the current process id and a unique letter.
Tmpnam places in the string pointed to by s a unique file
name referring to a standard directory for temporary files
(/tmp) and returns s. If s is 0, tmpnam returns the address
of a fixed internal buffer that contains the name. (Note:
it is bad form to leave files in the temporary directory.)
SEE ALSO
getuid(2) for getpid
BUGS
Tmpnam should not be tied to stdio(3).