NAME
mkdtemp - create a unique temporary directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
char *mkdtemp(char *template);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
mkdtemp():
/* Since glibc 2.19: */
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* Glibc 2.19 and earlier: */ _BSD_SOURCE
|| /* Since glibc 2.10: */
_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
DESCRIPTION
The mkdtemp() function generates a uniquely named temporary directory from template. The last six characters of template must be XXXXXX and these are replaced with a string that makes the directory name unique. The directory is then created with permissions 0700. Since it will be modified, template must not be a string constant, but should be declared as a character array.
RETURN VALUE
The mkdtemp() function returns a pointer to the modified template string on success, and NULL on failure, in which case errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
|
EINVAL |
The last six characters of template were not XXXXXX. Now template is unchanged. |
Also see mkdir(2) for other possible values for errno.
VERSIONS
Available since glibc 2.1.91.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2008. This function is present on the BSDs.
SEE ALSO
mktemp(1), mkdir(2), mkstemp(3), mktemp(3), tempnam(3), tmpfile(3), tmpnam(3)
COLOPHON
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