Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site andromeda.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!andromeda!dave From: dave@andromeda.UUCP (Dave Bloom) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: tempnam/mktemp Message-ID: <22@andromeda.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 19:18:55 EDT Article-I.D.: andromed.22 Posted: Tue Aug 20 19:18:55 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 06:21:16 EDT References: <458@baylor.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Rutgers University, Newark, N.J. Lines: 13 In article <458@baylor.UUCP>, peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes: > If tempnam/mktemp does anything more than sprintf(fname, "/tmp/tmp%d%d", > getpid(), cnt++), what it does escapes me. Perhaps someone out there could > tell me how 2 processes can have the same pid? I deem to be missing something. A tempfile from a previous go-around of pid's that was never removed could be lying around (although it is unlikely). In that case the tempfile name might not be unique. I'm sure with enough use it DOES happen! _______________________________________________________________________________ UUCP: {allegra, seismo}!topaz!andromeda!dave Dave Bloom WORK: (201) 648-5083 HOME: (201) 868-1764 "You're never alone with a schizophrenic...."