# mktemp

> Create a temporary file or directory.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/autogen/mktemp.html>.

- Create an empty temporary file and return the absolute path to it:

`mktemp`

- Create a temporary directory and return the absolute path to it:

`mktemp -d`

- Create a temporary file with a specified suffix:

`mktemp --suffix "{{.txt}}"`