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Re: mktemp()

GAUTAM VSNL <ggupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> i tried a code with mktemp() system call to generate a random filename.it
> fail with a core dump.the same thing works on solaris

Are you following the mktemp(3) man page ?
gdb and strace are your friends.

	-Arun

NAME
       mktemp - make a unique temporary file name

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       char *mktemp(char *template);

DESCRIPTION
       The  mktemp()  function  generates a unique temporary file
       name from template.  The last six characters  of  template
       must  be  XXXXXX and these are replaced with a string that
       makes the filename unique.


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