char *tmpnam( char *str )

char *str;   // A pointer to a character string

Synopsis

#include "stdio.h"

The tmpnam function generates a name that can be used to create a temporary file.

Parameters

str is a pointer to a character string that will hold the generated name and will be identical to the name returned by the function.

Return Value

tmpnam returns a pointer to a character string that holds the generated temporary name if successful, or NULL otherwise.

Remarks

The pointer returned by tmpnam is identical to the parameter str. tmpnam returns a name unique in the current working directory.

See Also

tmpfile, fopen