1TMPFILE(3P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               TMPFILE(3P)
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6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
7       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       tmpfile - create a temporary file
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <stdio.h>
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17       FILE *tmpfile(void);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The tmpfile() function shall create a temporary file and open a  corre‐
22       sponding  stream. The file shall be automatically deleted when all ref‐
23       erences to the file are closed. The file is opened as  in  fopen()  for
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26       In  some  implementations,  a  permanent file may be left behind if the
27       process calling tmpfile() is killed while it is processing  a  call  to
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30       An  error message may be written to standard error if the stream cannot
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RETURN VALUE

34       Upon successful completion, tmpfile() shall return  a  pointer  to  the
35       stream  of  the file that is created. Otherwise, it shall return a null
36       pointer  and set errno to indicate the error.
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ERRORS

39       The tmpfile() function shall fail if:
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41       EINTR  A signal was caught during tmpfile().
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43       EMFILE {OPEN_MAX} file descriptors are currently open  in  the  calling
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46       ENFILE The  maximum  allowable number of files is currently open in the
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53              The  file  is  a regular file and the size of the file cannot be
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57       The tmpfile() function may fail if:
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EXAMPLES

67   Creating a Temporary File
68       The following example creates a temporary file for update, and  returns
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72              #include <stdio.h>
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APPLICATION USAGE

80       It should be possible to open at least {TMP_MAX} temporary files during
81       the lifetime of the program (this limit may be  shared  with  tmpnam())
82       and  there  should  be no limit on the number simultaneously open other
83       than  this  limit  and  any  limit  on  the  number  of  open  files  (
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

93       fopen(),   tmpnam(),   unlink(),   the   Base   Definitions  volume  of
94       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>
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97       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
98       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
99       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
100       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
101       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
102       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
103       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
104       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
105       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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