mktemp

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mktemp
DevelopersTodd Miller, Jim Meyering
Initial release1997; 29 years ago (1997)
Repository
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Written inC
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    Operating systemUnix and Unix-like
    PlatformCross-platform
    TypeCommand

    mktemp is a command available in many Unix-like operating systems that creates a temporary file or directory.[1] Originally released in 1997 as part of OpenBSD 2.1,[2] a separate implementation exists as a part of GNU Coreutils.[3]

    There used to be a similar named C library function, which is now deprecated for being unsafe, and has safer alternatives.[4]

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