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# mktemp
> Create a temporary file or directory.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mktemp>.
- Create an empty temporary file and print its absolute path:
`mktemp`
- Use a custom directory (defaults to `$TMPDIR`, or `/tmp`):
`mktemp --tmpdir={{/path/to/tempdir}}`
- Use a custom path template (`X`s are replaced with random alphanumeric characters):
`mktemp {{/tmp/example.XXXXXXXX}}`
- Use a custom file name template:
`mktemp -t {{example.XXXXXXXX}}`
- Create an empty temporary file with the given suffix and print its absolute path:
`mktemp --suffix {{.ext}}`
- Create an empty temporary directory and print its absolute path:
`mktemp --directory`