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# mktemp
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> Create a temporary file or directory.
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> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/mktemp.1.html>.
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- Create an empty temporary file and print its absolute path:
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`mktemp`
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- Use a custom directory (defaults to the output of `getconf DARWIN_USER_TEMP_DIR`, or `/tmp`):
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2025-07-24 22:27:13 -06:00
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`mktemp --tmpdir {{/path/to/tempdir}}`
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- Use a custom path template (`X`s are replaced with random alphanumeric characters):
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`mktemp {{/tmp/example.XXXXXXXX}}`
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- Use a custom file name prefix:
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`mktemp -t {{example}}`
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- Create an empty temporary directory and print its absolute path:
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`mktemp --directory`
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