.TH MKTEMP 3 "19 January 1983" .SH NAME mktemp \- make a unique file name .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B char *mktemp(template) .B char *template; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I Mktemp replaces .I template by a unique file name, and returns the address of the template. The template should look like a file name with six trailing X's, which will be replaced with the current process id and a unique letter. .SH "SEE ALSO" getpid(2)