maketemp

NAME

SYNOPSIS

maketemp [ -s scriptname ] [ -q ] -d dir_basename

AVAILABILITY

DESCRIPTION

Use removetemp(3) to remove a temporary directory created with maketemp.

Some operating systems know the mktemp(1) command with a very similar functionality. However, if there is a need to write cross-operating system compatible scripts, maketemp(3) should be used, due to the fact that the options and the behaviour of this command does not differ between the supported operating systems, as the mktemp command does.

OPTIONS

-h

usage message.

-s scriptname

scriptname in message output of maketemp.

-q

quiet, no message output.

-d dir_basename

directory basename.

If a temporary directory for the command my_command in the directory /tmp has to be created, maketemp ... -d /tmp/.my_command has to be specified.

See section EXAMPLES for additional information.

ENVIRONMENT

EXIT STATUS

0

no error.

1

temporary directory could not be created.

4

usage message listed.

FILES

<dir_basename>.<PID>.<RANDOM_STRING>/

created temporary directory.

<dir_basename>.<PID>.<RANDOM_STRING>/.maketemp.flagfile

flagfile containing the state information about the command that created the temporary directory. This file is read by the removetemp(3) and listtemp(3).

EXAMPLES

1) create a tempdir in '/tmp':

[ /root ]
[ root@acme001 ][-sh]: maketemp -d /tmp/.example
/tmp/.example.3430.2Hpt0D/

2) create/use/remove a tempdir in '/tmp' in a script:

#!/bin/sh

Scriptname=`basename $0`
Tmp=`maketemp -s $Scriptname -d /tmp/.$Scriptname` || exit 11

:
:

cat /etc/passwd | sort > ${Tmp}sorted_passwd

:
:

removetemp -q -d ${Tmp}

SEE ALSO

NOTES

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