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6.1 KiB
Groff
247 lines
6.1 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" the American National Standards Committee X3, on Information
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.\" Processing Systems.
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.\" @(#)tmpnam.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 11/17/93
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd March 18, 2007
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.Dt TMPFILE 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm tempnam ,
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.Nm tmpfile ,
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.Nm tmpnam
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.Nd temporary file routines
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In stdio.h
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.Ft FILE *
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.Fn tmpfile void
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.Ft char *
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.Fn tmpnam "char *str"
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.Ft char *
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.Fn tempnam "const char *tmpdir" "const char *prefix"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn tmpfile
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function
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returns a pointer to a stream associated with a file descriptor returned
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by the routine
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.Xr mkstemp 3 .
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The created file is unlinked before
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.Fn tmpfile
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returns, causing the file to be automatically deleted when the last
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reference to it is closed.
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The file is opened with the access value
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.Ql w+ .
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The file is created in the directory determined by the environment variable
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.Ev TMPDIR
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if set.
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The default location if
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.Ev TMPDIR
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is not set is
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.Pa /tmp .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn tmpnam
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function
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returns a pointer to a file name, in the
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.Dv P_tmpdir
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directory, which
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did not reference an existing file at some indeterminate point in the
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past.
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.Dv P_tmpdir
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is defined in the include file
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.In stdio.h .
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If the argument
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.Fa str
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is
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.Pf non- Dv NULL ,
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the file name is copied to the buffer it references.
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Otherwise, the file name is copied to a static buffer.
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In either case,
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.Fn tmpnam
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returns a pointer to the file name.
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.Pp
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The buffer referenced by
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.Fa str
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is expected to be at least
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.Dv L_tmpnam
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bytes in length.
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.Dv L_tmpnam
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is defined in the include file
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.In stdio.h .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn tempnam
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function
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is similar to
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.Fn tmpnam ,
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but provides the ability to specify the directory which will
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contain the temporary file and the file name prefix.
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.Pp
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The environment variable
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.Ev TMPDIR
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(if set), the argument
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.Fa tmpdir
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(if
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.Pf non- Dv NULL ) ,
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the directory
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.Dv P_tmpdir ,
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and the directory
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.Pa /tmp
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are tried, in the listed order, as directories in which to store the
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temporary file.
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.Pp
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The argument
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.Fa prefix ,
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if
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.Pf non- Dv NULL ,
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is used to specify a file name prefix, which will be the
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first part of the created file name.
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The
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.Fn tempnam
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function
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allocates memory in which to store the file name; the returned pointer
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may be used as a subsequent argument to
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.Xr free 3 .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn tmpfile
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function
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returns a pointer to an open file stream on success, and a
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.Dv NULL
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pointer
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on error.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn tmpnam
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and
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.Fn tempfile
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functions
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return a pointer to a file name on success, and a
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.Dv NULL
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pointer
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on error.
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Ev TMPDIR
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.Pf [ Fn tempnam
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only]
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If set,
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the directory in which the temporary file is stored.
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.Ev TMPDIR
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is ignored for processes
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for which
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.Xr issetugid 2
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is true.
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.El
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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These interfaces are provided from System V and
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.Tn ANSI
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compatibility only.
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.Pp
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Most historic implementations of these functions provide
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only a limited number of possible temporary file names
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(usually 26)
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before file names will start being recycled.
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System V implementations of these functions
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(and of
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.Xr mktemp 3 )
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use the
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.Xr access 2
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system call to determine whether or not the temporary file
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may be created.
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This has obvious ramifications for setuid or setgid programs,
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complicating the portable use of these interfaces in such programs.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn tmpfile
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interface should not be used in software expected to be used on other systems
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if there is any possibility that the user does not wish the temporary file to
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be publicly readable and writable.
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn tmpfile
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function
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may fail and set the global variable
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.Va errno
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for any of the errors specified for the library functions
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.Xr fdopen 3
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or
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.Xr mkstemp 3 .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn tmpnam
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function
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may fail and set
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.Va errno
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for any of the errors specified for the library function
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.Xr mktemp 3 .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn tempnam
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function
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may fail and set
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.Va errno
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for any of the errors specified for the library functions
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.Xr malloc 3
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or
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.Xr mktemp 3 .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mkstemp 3 ,
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.Xr mktemp 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn tmpfile
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and
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.Fn tmpnam
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functions
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conform to
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.St -isoC .
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.Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
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The
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.Fn tmpnam
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and
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.Fn tempnam
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functions are susceptible to a race condition
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occurring between the selection of the file name
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and the creation of the file,
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which allows malicious users
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to potentially overwrite arbitrary files in the system,
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depending on the level of privilege of the running program.
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Additionally, there is no means by which
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file permissions may be specified.
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It is strongly suggested that
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.Xr mkstemp 3
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be used in place of these functions.
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