| .TH MKTEMP 3 | |
| .SH NAME | |
| mktemp \- make a unique file name | |
| .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| .B #include <u.h> | |
| .br | |
| .B #include <libc.h> | |
| .PP | |
| .nf | |
| .B | |
| char* mktemp(char *template) | |
| .fi | |
| .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| .I Mktemp | |
| replaces | |
| .I template | |
| by a unique file name, and returns the | |
| address of the template. | |
| The template should look like a file name with eleven trailing | |
| .LR X s. | |
| The | |
| .LR X s | |
| are replaced by a letter followed by the current process id. | |
| Letters from | |
| .L a | |
| to | |
| .L z | |
| are tried until a name that can be accessed | |
| (see | |
| .IR access (3)) | |
| is generated. | |
| If no such name can be generated, | |
| .I mktemp | |
| returns | |
| \f5"/"\f1 . | |
| .SH SOURCE | |
| .B /usr/local/plan9/src/libc/port/mktemp.c | |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| .IR getpid (3), | |
| .IR access (3) |