Mktemp

mktemp is a command available in many Unix-like operating systems that creates a temporary file or directory.^[1] Originally released in 1997 as part of OpenBSD 2.1,^[2] a separate implementation exists as a part of GNU Coreutils.^[3]

mktemp
Developer(s)	Todd Miller, Jim Meyering
Initial release	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Written in	C
Operating system	Unix and Unix-like
Platform	Cross-platform
Type	Command

There used to be a similar named C library function, which is now deprecated for being unsafe, and has safer alternatives.^[4]

See also

• Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• Temporary folder
• TMPDIR
• Unix filesystem