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TEMPFILE(1)							   TEMPFILE(1)

NAME
       tempfile - create a temporary file in a safe manner

SYNOPSYS
       tempfile [-d DIR] [-p STRING] [-s STRING] [-m MODE] [-n FILE] [--direc‐
       tory=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 to place the file is searched for in the following order:

       a)     The  directory  specified by the environment variable TMPDIR, if
	      it is writable.

       b)     The directory specified by the --directory argument, if given.

       c)     The directory /tmp.

       Debian packages using tempfile in maintainer  scripts  must  depend  on
       debianutils >= 1.6.

OPTIONS
       -d, --directory DIR
	      Place the file in DIR.

       -p, --prefix STRING
	      Use up to five letters of STRING to generate the name.

       -s, --suffix STRING
	      Generate the file with STRING as the suffix.

       -m, --mode MODE
	      Open the file with MODE instead of 0600.

       -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 succesfully.

       --version
	      Print version information on standard output and	exist  succes‐
	      fully.

RETURN VALUES
       An  exit	 status of 0 means the temporary file was created succesfully.
       Any other exit status indicates an error.

BUGS
       Exclusive creation is not guaranteed when creating files on NFS	parti‐
       tions.

SEE ALSO
       tempnam(3)

Debian				5 January 2003			   TEMPFILE(1)

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