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MKTEMP 2
NAME
mktemp - make a unique file name
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h>

#include <libc.h>

 char* mktemp(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 eleven trailing .LR X s. The .LR X s are replaced by a letter followed by the current process id. Letters from .L a to .L z are tried until a name that can be accessed (see access (2)) is generated. If no such name can be generated, mktemp returns \f5"/"\f1 .
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/port/mktemp.c
"SEE ALSO"
getpid (2), access (2)