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Subject: Re: make temp files?
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Date: 21 Sep 88 14:59:50 GMT
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In article <48200010@hcx1> ldh@hcx1.SSD.HARRIS.COM writes:
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>I was wondering if there is some "readymade" way that a shell can create a
>unique temporary file, as in the C routine "mktemp(XXXXX)".  Thanks!

Just use $$ somewhere in the file name - $$ expands to the current pid and is
guaranteed to be unique.  For instance

	temp.$$

will do just fine.

Just a guest here.  In real life:
Carl Brandauer
{ncar|stcvax}!nbires!bdaemon!carl