#include <stdio.h>
char * tmpnam(char * s);
The tmpnam() function
generates a name for a temporary file. At the time that it is
generated, the name is not in use by any existing file on the
system. tmpnam() uses the TMPDIR
environment variable as the path-prefix if set; otherwise,
tmpnam() falls back to using the value
of environment variable TMP, and then TEMP.
Within a single process, the function tmpnam()
will generate a new name each time it is called.
Because tmpnam() only generates a file name, rather than
creating a file, it is possible that another application could create a file
with the same name. The function tmpfile() is not
vulnerable to this race condition.
The name returned by tmpnam()
is temporary only in the sense that it is not the name of an
existing file. It is the user's responsibility to delete any
files he creates with names returned by tmpnam().
- s
-
Is either a null pointer, or a pointer to a buffer into which
tmpnam() returns the result.
The size of the buffer should be at least L_tmpnam bytes,
where L_tmpnam is a constant defined in
<stdio.h>.
If s is not null, tmpnam()
returns s. Otherwise, tmpnam()
leaves its result in an internal static area and returns a pointer
to that area, and the next call to tmpnam() overwrites
the contents of the area.
ANSI/ISO 9899-1990.
Unsafe.
The function tmpnam() returns a UNIX-style path, with
the disk volume represented as a top-level directory. For a discussion of
pathing issues, see the Windows Concepts section of
the PTC MKS Toolkit UNIX to Windows Porting Guide.
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- Functions:
- tempnam(), tmpfile()
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