.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq .el .ds Aq ' .TH mktemp 1 "mktemp 0.0.26" .SH NAME mktemp \- Create a temporary file or directory. .SH SYNOPSIS \fBmktemp\fR [\fB\-d\fR|\fB\-\-directory\fR] [\fB\-u\fR|\fB\-\-dry\-run\fR] [\fB\-q\fR|\fB\-\-quiet\fR] [\fB\-\-suffix\fR] [\fB\-p \fR] [\fB\-\-tmpdir\fR] [\fB\-t \fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-V\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fItemplate\fR] .SH DESCRIPTION Create a temporary file or directory. .SH OPTIONS .TP \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR Make a directory instead of a file .TP \fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-dry\-run\fR do not create anything; merely print a name (unsafe) .TP \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR Fail silently if an error occurs. .TP \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR append SUFFIX to TEMPLATE; SUFFIX must not contain a path separator. This option is implied if TEMPLATE does not end with X. .TP \fB\-p\fR=\fIDIR\fR short form of \-\-tmpdir .TP \fB\-\-tmpdir\fR=\fIDIR\fR interpret TEMPLATE relative to DIR; if DIR is not specified, use $TMPDIR ($TMP on windows) if set, else /tmp. With this option, TEMPLATE must not be an absolute name; unlike with \-t, TEMPLATE may contain slashes, but mktemp creates only the final component .TP \fB\-t\fR Generate a template (using the supplied prefix and TMPDIR (TMP on windows) if set) to create a filename template [deprecated] .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR Print help .TP \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR Print version .TP [\fItemplate\fR] .SH VERSION v0.0.26