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getpid(2)

mktemp(3)

NAME

mktemp − make a unique file name

SYNTAX

char *mktemp(template)
char *template;

DESCRIPTION

The mktemp subtroutine 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. 

SEE ALSO

getpid(2)

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