tmp_file

Builtin index · File I/O

result = tmp_file()

Input: no input · Output: result

What it is

Takes no arguments. Creates a new empty file under the OS temp directory with a name nothing else will collide with (process id, nanosecond clock, and a counter — any one alone has a plausible collision window).

Overloads

One call shape — this function is not overloaded.

Code	Input	Output	Description
`result = tmp_file()`	no input	`result` Str	Returns a `Str`: its path, not an open handle, so it composes with `fopen` like any other path.

Examples

No documentation example calls this form yet. The File I/O chapter is where one belongs.