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version 1.7, 1998/03/07 22:18:16 version 1.8, 1998/03/19 06:13:37
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 .Fl u  .Fl u
 flag is given) and the filename is printed  flag is given) and the filename is printed
 to standard output.  to standard output.
   .Pp
   .Nm Mktemp
   is provided to allow shell scripts to safely use temporary files.
   Traditionally, many shell scripts take the name of the program with
   the pid as a suffix and use that as a temporary file name.  This
   kind of naming scheme is predictable and the race condition it creates
   is easy for an attacker to win.  A safer, though still inferior, approach
   is to make a temporary directory using the same naming scheme.  While
   this does allow one to guarantee that a temporary file will not be
   subverted, it still allows a simple denial of service attack.  For these
   reasons it is suggested that
   .Nm
   be used instead.
 .Sh OPTIONS  .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width indent  .Bl -tag -width indent
 The available options are as follows:  The available options are as follows:
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 the check to be done later one in the script (since  the check to be done later one in the script (since
 $? would get clobbered by the next shell command).  $? would get clobbered by the next shell command).
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mkstemp 3 ,  .Xr mktemp 3 ,
 .Xr mktemp 3  .Xr mkdtemp 3 ,
   .Xr mkstemp 3
 .Sh HISTORY  .Sh HISTORY
 The  The
 .Nm  .Nm
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