NAME

mktemp − make a unique file name

SYNOPSIS

char *mktemp(template)
char *template;

DESCRIPTION

Mktemp 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)

7th Edition