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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, osx]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# mktemp
> Create a temporary file or directory.
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/mktemp.1.html>.
- Create an empty temporary file and print its absolute path:
`mktemp`
- Use a custom directory (defaults to the output of `getconf DARWIN_USER_TEMP_DIR`, or `/tmp`):
`mktemp --tmpdir={{/path/to/tempdir}}`
- Use a custom path template (`X`s are replaced with random alphanumeric characters):
`mktemp {{/tmp/example.XXXXXXXX}}`
- Use a custom file name prefix:
`mktemp -t {{example}}`
- Create an empty temporary directory and print its absolute path:
`mktemp --directory`