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Don't suggest people use getpid() to construct temporary filenames;

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point them to mkstemp() instead.

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kris 2000-11-19 10:30:42 +00:00
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@ -53,8 +53,12 @@
returns returns
the process ID of the process ID of
the calling process. the calling process.
The ID is guaranteed to be unique and is Though the ID is guaranteed to be unique, it should
useful for constructing temporary file names. .Em NOT
be used for constructing temporary file names, for
security reasons; see
.Xr mkstemp 3
instead.
.Pp .Pp
.Fn Getppid .Fn Getppid
returns the process ID of the parent returns the process ID of the parent