tmpfile(3S)                                              tmpfile(3S)


       NAME
             tmpfile - create a temporary file

       SYNOPSIS
             #include <stdio.h>
             FILE *tmpfile (void);

       DESCRIPTION
             tmpfile creates a temporary file using a name generated by the
             tmpnam routine and returns a corresponding FILE pointer.  If
             the file cannot be opened, a NULL pointer is returned.  The
             file is automatically deleted when the process using it
             terminates or when the file is closed.  The file is opened for
             update ("w+").

       REFERENCES
             creat(2), fopen(3S), mktemp(3C), open(2), perror(3C),
             stdio(3S), tmpnam(3S), unlink(2)






























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