1 .TH MKTEMP 3
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 (3))
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 (3),
40 .IR access (3)