TMPFILE(S) UNIX System V TMPFILE(S)
Name
tmpfile - create a temporary file
Syntax
#include <stdio.h>
FILE *tmpfile ()
Description
The tmpfile function creates a temporary file using a name
generated by tmpnam(S), and returns a corresponding FILE
pointer. If the file cannot be opened, 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(S), unlink(S), fopen(S), mktemp(S), stdio(S),
tmpnam(S)
Standards Conformance
tmpfile is conformant with:
AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987;
ANSI X3.159-198X C Language Draft Standard, May 13,
1988;
IEEE POSIX Std 1003.1-1988 with C Standard Language-
Dependent System Support;
and NIST FIPS 151-1.
(printed 6/20/89)