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                      3: mktemp()                 General Function                mktemp()
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                      8: Generate a temporary file name
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                     10: cchhaarr *mmkktteemmpp(_p_a_t_t_e_r_n) cchhaarr *_p_a_t_t_e_r_n;
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                     12: mktemp generates  a unique  file name.  It  can be used,  for ex-
                     13: ample, to name  intermediate data files.  pattern must consist of
                     14: a string with six X's at the end.  mktemp replaces these X's with
                     15: the five-digit process id  of the requesting process and a letter
                     16: that is  changed for each  subsequent call.  mktemp  returns pat-
                     17: tern.   For example,  the  call mmkktteemmpp("/ttmmpp/ssoorrttXXXXXXXXXXXX");  might
                     18: return the name  /ttmmpp/ssoorrtt0011223344aa.  It is normal practice to place
                     19: temporary files  in the  directory /tmp.   The start of  the file
                     20: name identifies the originator of the file.
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                     22: ***** See Also *****
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                     24: general functions, getpid(), tempnam(), tmpnam()
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