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# mktemp
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> Create a temporary file or directory.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/mktemp-invocation.html>.
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- Create an empty temporary file and print its absolute path:
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`mktemp`
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- Use a custom directory (defaults to `$TMPDIR`, or `/tmp`):
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`mktemp {{[-p |--tmpdir=]}}{{/path/to/tempdir}}`
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- Use a custom path template (`X`s are replaced with random alphanumeric characters):
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`mktemp {{/tmp/example.XXXXXXXX}}`
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- Use a custom file name template:
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`mktemp -t {{example.XXXXXXXX}}`
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- Create an empty temporary file with the given suffix and print its absolute path:
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`mktemp --suffix {{.ext}}`
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- Create an empty temporary directory and print its absolute path:
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`mktemp {{[-d|--directory]}}`
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- Print the name of a temporary file or directory without actually creating it:
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`mktemp {{[-u|--dry-run]}}`
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