TMPFILE
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2008-07-14
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NAME
tmpfile - create a temporary file
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
FILE *tmpfile(void);
DESCRIPTION
The
tmpfile()
function opens a unique temporary file
in binary read/write (w+b) mode.
The file will be automatically deleted when it is closed or the
program terminates.
RETURN VALUE
The
tmpfile()
function returns a stream descriptor, or NULL if
a unique filename cannot be generated or the unique file cannot be
opened.
In the latter case, errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
- EACCES
-
Search permission denied for directory in file's path prefix.
- EEXIST
-
Unable to generate a unique filename.
- EINTR
-
The call was interrupted by a signal.
- EMFILE
-
Too many file descriptors in use by the process.
- ENFILE
-
Too many files open in the system.
- ENOSPC
-
There was no room in the directory to add the new filename.
- EROFS
-
Read-only file system.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, SUSv2, POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES
POSIX.1-2001 specifies:
an error message may be written to stdout if the stream
cannot be opened.
The standard does not specify the directory that
tmpfile()
will use.
Glibc will try the path prefix P_tmpdir defined
in <stdio.h>, and if that fails the directory /tmp.
SEE ALSO
exit(3),
mkstemp(3),
mktemp(3),
tempnam(3),
tmpnam(3)
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- NOTES
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- SEE ALSO
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