NAME

mktemp − make a unique file name

SYNOPSIS

char ∗mktemp (template)
char ∗template;

DESCRIPTION

mktemp replaces the contents of the string pointed to by template by a unique file name, and returns the address of template. The string in template should look like a file name with six trailing Xs; mktemp will replace the Xs with a letter and the current process ID.  The letter will be chosen so that the resulting name does not duplicate an existing file. 

SEE ALSO

getpid(2), tmpfile(3S), tmpnam(3S). 

BUGS

It is possible to run out of letters. 

CX/UX Programmer’s Reference Manual