tmpfile(3S)         (C Programming Language Utilities)          tmpfile(3S)


   NAME
         tmpfile - create a temporary file

   SYNOPSIS
         #include <stdio.h>

         FILE *tmpfile (void);

   DESCRIPTION
         tmpfile creates a temporary file using a name generated by the tmpnam
         routine and returns a corresponding FILE pointer.  If the file cannot
         be opened, a NULL pointer is returned.  The file is automatically
         deleted when the process using it terminates or when the file is
         closed.  The file is opened for update ("w+").

   SEE ALSO
         creat(2), open(2), unlink(2), fopen(3S), mktemp(3C), perror(3C),
         stdio(3S), tmpnam(3S).



































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