NAME

tmpfile − create a temporary file

SYNTAX

#include <stdio.h>

FILE *tmpfile()

DESCRIPTION

The tmpfile subroutine creates a temporary file using a name generated by tmpnam(3s), and returns a corresponding FILE pointer.  If the file cannot be opened, an error message is printed using perror(3), and a NULL pointer is returned.  The file will automatically be deleted when the process using it terminates.  The file is opened for update ("w+"). 

SEE ALSO

creat(2), unlink(2), fopen(3s), mktemp(3), perror(3), tmpnam(3s)