mktemp

Runs on:

QNX OS

Options:

-d --directory

Create directory instead of a file.

-p dir --tmpdir

Put a new file in the specified dir.

-q

Be quiet, no error messages.

-t

Create the temporary file in a temporary directory. The process for selecting a temporary directory is as follows:

1. the TMPDIR environment variable, if set add comma
2. the directory specified with the -p option
3. /tmp

If you don't set -t, then mktemp chooses the directory specified with -p over the TMPDIR environment variable (default).

-u

Don't create anything, just print what would be created.

template

A filename with a specified number of Xs appended to it.

Description:

The mktemp utility creates a unique temporary file or directory and prints its name. The template can be any filename with at least six X characters appended to it. The Xs are replaced with a unique combination of alphanumeric characters. If you don't specify a template, then mktemp uses tmp.XXXXXXXXXX, and the -t option is implied.

This utility is provided as part of the toybox package. For information on how to enable it, see toybox.

Contributing author:

Rob Landley and the toybox project (see https://landley.net/toybox/).