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# mktemp
> Create a temporary file or directory.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/autogen/mktemp.html>.
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- Create an empty temporary file and print the absolute path to it:
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`mktemp`
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- Create an empty temporary file with a given suffix and print the absolute path to file:
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`mktemp --suffix "{{.ext}}"`
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- Create a temporary directory and print the absolute path to it (non-portable long option: --directory):
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`mktemp -d`