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=Options=
=Options=
 
==<tt>-d</tt>==
==-d==
Create a temporary directory instead of a file.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
  mktemp -d
  mktemp -d
 
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
Create a temporary directory.

Revision as of 21:27, 17 February 2022

Internal

Overview

Create a uniquely named temporary file or directory and display its name at stdout.

local f=$(mktemp)

creates a /var/folders/t3/mmn20npx7fs31lwlp2s4_6wm0000gq/T/tmp.hbvowAQL file on Mac.

Who's responsibility is to delete it? It is deleted automatically?

Options

-d

Create a temporary directory instead of a file. <syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>

mktemp -d

<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>