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1 perry 1 TMPFILE
2 !!!TMPFILE
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 RETURN VALUE
7 ERRORS
8 CONFORMING TO
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
12
13
14 tmpfile - create a temporary file
15 !!SYNOPSIS
16
17
18 __#include
19 __
20 !!DESCRIPTION
21
22
23 The __tmpfile()__ function generates a unique temporary
24 filename using the path prefix ''P_tmpdir'' defined in
25 ''''. The temporary file is then opened in
26 binary read/write (w+b) mode. The file will be automatically
27 deleted when it is closed or the program
28 terminates.
29 !!RETURN VALUE
30
31
32 The __tmpfile()__ function returns a stream descriptor,
33 or NULL if a unique filename cannot be generated or the
34 unique file cannot be opened.
35 !!ERRORS
36
37
38 __EACCES__
39
40
41 Search permission denied for directory in file's path
42 prefix.
43
44
45 __EEXIST__
46
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48 Unable to generate a unique filename.
49
50
51 __EMFILE__
52
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54 Too many file descriptors in use by process.
55
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57 __ENFILE__
58
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60 Too many files open in system.
61
62
63 __EROFS__
64
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66 Read-only filesystem.
67 !!CONFORMING TO
68
69
70 SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899, SUSv2
71 !!SEE ALSO
72
73
74 mktemp(3), mkstemp(3), tmpnam(3),
75 tempnam(3)
76 ----
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