.TH OPENTEMP 3
.SH NAME
opentemp \- create and open a uniquely-named file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <u.h>
.br
.B #include <libc.h>
.PP
.B
int opentemp(char *template, int mode)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Opentemp
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 the name of a file that does not yet exist
(see
.MR access (2) )
is generated.
.I Opentemp
then opens the file for the given
.I mode
and returns the file descriptor.
Most calls should use a mode
of
.BR ORDWR|ORCLOSE .
.PP
If no such name can be generated,
.I opentemp
returns \-1.
.PP
.I Opentemp
avoids races.
Two simultaneous calls to
.I opentemp
will never return the same name.
.SH SOURCE
.B \*9/src/lib9/opentemp.c
.SH "SEE ALSO
.I create
in
.MR open (3)