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- <refnamediv>
- <refname>tempname</refname>
- <refpurpose>Unique name for temporary file</refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <title>Calling Sequence</title>
- <synopsis>tmp_name = tempname([prefix])</synopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsection>
- <title>Arguments</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>tmp_name</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>a string</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>prefix</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>a string: prefix of filename (On Windows, 3 characters maximum).</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsection>
- <refsection>
- <title>Description</title>
- <para>Creates a file with a unique filename in the TMPDIR directory.</para>
- <para>tmp_nam = tempname() returns a unique string, tmp_nam, suitable for use as a temporary filename.</para>
- </refsection>
- <refsection>
- <title>Examples</title>
- <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>tempname</refname>
+ <refpurpose>unique name for temporary file</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Calling Sequence</title>
+ <synopsis>tmp_name = tempname([prefix])</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ <refsection>
+ <title>Arguments</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>tmp_name</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>a string</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>prefix</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ a string: prefix of filename (On Windows, 3 characters maximum).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsection>
+ <refsection>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ The <function>tempname</function> creates a file with a unique
+ filename in the <varname>TMPDIR</varname> directory.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>tmp_name = tempname()</code> returns an unique string,
+ <varname>tmp_name</varname>, suitable for use as a temporary filename.
+ </para>
+ </refsection>
+ <refsection>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
F1 = tempname()
isfile(F1)
F2 = tempname('TMP')
isfile(F2)
]]></programlisting>
- </refsection>
- <refsection>
- <title>History</title>
- <revhistory>
- <revision>
- <revnumber>5.4.0</revnumber>
- <revremark>Function tempname introduced.</revremark>
- </revision>
- </revhistory>
- </refsection>
+ </refsection>
+ <refsection>
+ <title>History</title>
+ <revhistory>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>5.4.0</revnumber>
+ <revremark>Function tempname introduced.</revremark>
+ </revision>
+ </revhistory>
+ </refsection>
</refentry>