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HP C/iX Library Reference Manual

tmpfile 

Creates a temporary file.

Syntax 

     #include <stdio.h>
     FILE *tmpfile (void);

Parameters 

None.

Return Values 

x                     A pointer to a stream associated with the temporary
                      file.

NULL                  The file cannot be opened.

Description 

The tmpfile function creates a temporary file using a name generated by
tmpnam() and returns a pointer to the resulting stream.  The file is
automatically deleted when the process using it terminates.
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If linking with the HP C/iX libraries, the file is opened for update as a
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If linking with the POSIX/iX library, the file is opened for update as a
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See Also 

tmpnam(), ANSI C 4.9.4.3, POSIX.1 8.1

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