tempfile

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 R TMPDIR , if it exists.
b) The directory specified by the --directory argument, if given.
c) The directory R /tmp .
See tempnam(3) for the actual steps involved in directory selection.

OPTIONS

I -d, --directory DIR
Place the file in DIR.
I -p, --prefix STRING
Use up to five letters of STRING to generate the name.
I -s, --suffix STRING
Generate the file with STRING as the suffix.
I -m, --mode MODE
Open the file with MODE instead of 0600.
I -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.

SEE ALSO