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diff --git a/util/sbase/mktemp.1 b/util/sbase/mktemp.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..59e27d8e --- /dev/null +++ b/util/sbase/mktemp.1 @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +.Dd October 8, 2015 +.Dt MKTEMP 1 +.Os sbase +.Sh NAME +.Nm mktemp +.Nd create temporary file or directory +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl dqtu +.Op Fl p Ar directory +.Op Ar template +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +creates a temporary file by generating a unique filename with +.Ar template , +which has to have at least six 'X's appended to it. +If no +.Ar template +is specified, a default of 'tmp.XXXXXXXXXX' is used and the +tmpdir set to '/tmp' or, if set, the TMPDIR environment variable. +.Sh OPTIONS +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl d +Create a temporary directory instead of a file. +.It Fl p Ar directory +Use the specified +.Ar directory +as a prefix when generating the temporary filename. +The directory will be overridden by the user's +.Ev TMPDIR +environment variable if it is set. +This option implies the +.Fl t +flag (see below). +.It Fl q +Fail silently if an error occurs. +.It Fl t +Generate a path rooted in a temporary directory. +.It Fl u +Unlink file before +.Nm +exits. +This is slightly better than +.Xr mktemp 3 +but still introduces a race condition. +Use of this option is not encouraged. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr mkdtemp 3 , +.Xr mkstemp 3 |