NAME

tmpfile() − create a temporary file

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

FILE *tmpfile(void);

DESCRIPTION

tmpfile() creates a temporary file by generating a name through tmpnam() (see tmpnam(3S)), 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.  The file is opened for update (wb+). 

NOTES

On HP-UX systems, the wb+ mode is equivalent to the w+ mode. 

SEE ALSO

creat(2), unlink(2), mktemp(3C), fopen(3S), tmpnam(3S). 

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

tmpfile(): AES, SVID2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1, ANSI C

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992