From 2dea887e8fe43438cd5005820515fc21a1e4521c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Idan Horowitz Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:30:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Base: Add mktemp(1) man page --- Base/usr/share/man/man1/mktemp.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Base/usr/share/man/man1/mktemp.md diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man1/mktemp.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man1/mktemp.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2d4840256e --- /dev/null +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man1/mktemp.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +## Name + +mktemp - create a temporary file or directory + +## Synopsis + +```**sh +$ mktemp [--directory] [--dry-run] [--quiet] [--tmpdir DIR] [template] +``` + +## Description + +`mktemp` creates temporary a file or directory safely, and then prints its name. + +A template may be specified and will be used instead of the default tmp.XXXXXXXXXX +as long as it contains at least 3 consecutive 'X's. + +## Options + +* `-d`, `--directory`: Create a temporary directory instead of a file +* `-u`, `--dry-run`: Do not create anything, just print a unique name +* `-q`, `--quiet`: Do not print diagnostics about file/directory creation failure +* `-p`, `--tmpdir`: Create temporary files relative to this directory + +## Examples + +```sh +# Create a temporary file +$ mktemp +# Find an available temporary file name +$ mktemp -u +# Create a temporary directory with a custom template +$ mktemp -d serenity.XXXXX +```