10.42. Mktemp-1.5

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# 10.42. Mktemp-1.5

The Mktemp package contains programs used to create secure temporary files in shell scripts.

## 10.42.1. Installation of Mktemp

Many scripts still use the deprecated tempfile program, which has functionality similar to mktemp. Patch Mktemp to include a tempfile wrapper:

    patch -Np1 -i ../mktemp-1.5-add_tempfile-3.patch

Prepare Mktemp for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-libc

The meaning of the configure option:

`--with-libc`

  This causes the mktemp program to use the mkstemp and mkdtemp functions from the system C library.

Compile the package:

    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package:

    make install
    make install-tempfile

## 10.42.2. Contents of Mktemp

Installed programs: mktemp and tempfile

### Short Descriptions

mktemp | Creates temporary files in a secure manner; it is used in scripts
tempfile | Creates temporary files in a less secure manner than mktemp; it is installed for backwards-compatibility

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