@(#)mktemp.3 6.1 (Berkeley) 05/15/85

.AT 3 mktemp - make a unique file name

 char *mktemp(template)  char *template;  mkstemp(template)  char *template; 

Mktemp replaces template by a unique file name, and returns the address of the template. The template should look like a file name with six trailing X's, which will be replaced with the current process id and a unique letter. Mkstemp makes the same replacement to the template but returns an open file descriptor for the template file suitable for reading or writing. Mkstemp avoids the potential race between the creation of the unique file name and its being opened for use. getpid(2)