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Last change on this file since c91dd5b was 90e3cb3, checked in by Alex Gronenwoud <alex@…>, 20 years ago

Replacing several <userinput> tags by <command>.

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1<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
2
3<para><command>mktemp</command> creates temporary files in a secure manner.
4It is used in scripts.</para>
5
6<para><command>tempfile</command> creates temporary files in a less secure
7manner than <command>mktemp</command>. It is installed for
8backwards-compatibility.</para>
9
10<para>The <command>http-get</command> script takes advantage of a little known
11feature of <command>bash</command> called "net redirection". It is used to
12download from websites without using any other programs.</para>
13
14<para><command>iana-net</command> uses the <command>http-get</command>
15script to simplify the process of procuring IANA's services and protocols
16configuration files.</para>
17
18</sect2>
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