tmpfile(3S)          STANDARD I/O FUNCTIONS           tmpfile(3S)



NAME
     tmpfile - create a temporary file

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     FILE *tmpfile (void);

DESCRIPTION
     tmpfile creates a temporary file using a name  generated  by
     the tmpnam routine and returns a corresponding FILE pointer.
     If the file cannot be opened, a NULL  pointer  is  returned.
     The  file is automatically deleted when the process using it
     terminates or when the file is closed.  The file  is  opened
     for update ("w+").

SEE ALSO
     creat(2),   open(2),   unlink(2),   fopen(3S),   mktemp(3C),
     perror(3C), stdio(3S), tmpnam(3S).




































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