mktemp Command Examples

Create a temporary file or directory. More information: https://man.openbsd.org/mktemp.1.

• Create an empty temporary file and print its absolute path:

mktemp

• Use a custom directory if $TMPDIR is not set (the default is platform-dependent, but usually /tmp):

mktemp -p {{/path/to/tempdir}}

• Use a custom path template (Xs are replaced with random alphanumeric characters):

mktemp {{/tmp/example.XXXXXXXX}}

• Use a custom file name template:

mktemp -t {{example.XXXXXXXX}}

• Create an empty temporary directory and print its absolute path:

mktemp -d