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Re: /tmp topic

From: Brad Cavanagh <brad () success-info com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:19:58 -0800

Is there a standard or a guide or a "HOWTO" <g> on using tmp
directories safely? About using mkstemp(), assigning correct
permissions, erasing the file at program termination, etc.


Well, Tim Jenness wrote the File::Temp module for Perl which returns the
filehandle and filename together, which helps guarantee that a race condition
cannot occur between checking for the existence of the file and its opening.

http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=File-Temp

The readme has a small smattering of information on temporary file creation and
the like, so it could be of interest to some people.

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Brad Cavanagh, Success Information Systems
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Current thread:

/tmp topic Octavio / Super (Dec 16)
- Re: /tmp topic Max Gribov (Dec 18)
  - Re: /tmp topic Tollef Fog Heen (Dec 19)
  - Re: /tmp topic Glynn Clements (Dec 19)
  - Re: /tmp topic Self, Karsten (Dec 26)
- Re: /tmp topic Kris Kennaway (Dec 18)
  - Re: /tmp topic Kris Kennaway (Dec 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: /tmp topic Brad Cavanagh (Dec 18)
- Re: /tmp topic Ben Greenbaum (Dec 26)