TMPFILE(3C) Standard C Library Functions TMPFILE(3C)

NAME

tmpfile - create a temporary file

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

FILE *tmpfile(void);

DESCRIPTION

The tmpfile() function creates a temporary file and opens a corresponding
stream. The file will automatically be deleted when all references to
the file are closed. The file is opened as in fopen(3C) for update (w+).


The largest value that can be represented correctly in an object of type
off_t will be established as the offset maximum in the open file
description.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, tmpfile() returns a pointer to the stream of
the file that is created. Otherwise, it returns a null pointer and sets
errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The tmpfile() function will fail if:

EINTR
A signal was caught during the execution of tmpfile().


EMFILE
There are OPEN_MAX file descriptors currently open in the
calling process.


ENFILE
The maximum allowable number of files is currently open in the
system.


ENOSPC
The directory or file system which would contain the new file
cannot be expanded.


The tmpfile() function may fail if:

EMFILE
There are FOPEN_MAX streams currently open in the calling
process.


ENOMEM
Insufficient storage space is available.

USAGE

The stream refers to a file which is unlinked. If the process is killed
in the period between file creation and unlinking, a permanent file may
be left behind.


The tmpfile() function has a transitional interface for 64-bit file
offsets. See lf64(7).

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

unlink(2), fopen(3C), mkstemp(3C), mktemp(3C), tmpnam(3C), lf64(7),
standards(7)

August 4, 2003 TMPFILE(3C)