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debianutils_2.30ubuntu3_i386 
NAME
tempfile - create a temporary file in a safe manner
SYNOPSIS
tempfile [-d DIR] [-p STRING] [-s STRING] [-m MODE] [-n FILE]
[--directory=DIR] [--prefix=STRING] [--suffix=STRING] [--mode=MODE]
[--name=FILE] [--help] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
tempfile creates a temporary file in a safe manner. It uses tempnam(3)
to choose the name and opens it with O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL. The
filename is printed on standard output.
The directory in which to create the file might be searched for in this
order:
a) The directory specified by the environment variable TMPDIR, if
it exists.
b) The directory specified by the --directory argument, if given.
c) The directory /tmp.
See tempnam(3) for the actual steps involved in directory selection.
OPTIONS
-d, --directory DIR
Place the file in DIR.
-p, --prefix STRING
Use up to five letters of STRING to generate the name.
-s, --suffix STRING
Generate the file with STRING as the suffix.
-m, --mode MODE
Open the file with MODE instead of 0600.
-n, --name FILE
Use FILE for the name instead of tempnam(3). The options -d,
-p, and -s are ignored if this option is given.
--help Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output and exit
successfully.
RETURN VALUES
An exit status of 0 means the temporary file was created successfully.
Any other exit status indicates an error.
BUGS
Exclusive creation is not guaranteed when creating files on NFS
partitions.
EXAMPLE
#!/bin/sh
#[...]
t=$(tempfile) || exit
trap "rm -f -- â$tâ" EXIT
#[...]
rm -f -- "$t"
trap - EXIT
exit
SEE ALSO
tempnam(3), mktemp(1)