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author | rsc <devnull@localhost> | 2004-04-10 18:53:55 +0000 |
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committer | rsc <devnull@localhost> | 2004-04-10 18:53:55 +0000 |
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diff --git a/man/man3/mktemp.3 b/man/man3/mktemp.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ad6660e --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man3/mktemp.3 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.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 (2)) +is generated. +If no such name can be generated, +.I mktemp +returns +\f5"/"\f1 . +.SH SOURCE +.B /sys/src/libc/port/mktemp.c +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR getpid (2), +.IR access (2) |