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NAME
mktemp - make a unique file name
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>
char* mktemp(char *template)
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 eleven
trailing The are replaced by a letter followed by the current process
id. Letters from to are tried until a name that can be accessed (see
access(2)) is generated. If no such name can be generated, mktemp re‐
turns "/".
Alef
There is no mktemp in Alef.
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/port/mktemp.c
SEE ALSO
getpid(2), access(2)
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