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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-mktemp" role="wrap">
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7 | <title>Mktemp-&mktemp-version;</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="mktemp.html"?>
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9 |
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10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-mktemp"><primary sortas="a-Mktemp">Mktemp</primary></indexterm>
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11 |
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12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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13 | <para>The Mktemp package contains programs used to create secure temporary
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14 | files in shell scripts.</para>
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15 |
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16 | <segmentedlist>
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17 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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18 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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19 | <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>436 KB</seg></seglistitem>
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20 | </segmentedlist>
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21 |
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22 | <segmentedlist>
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23 | <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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24 | <seglistitem><seg>Coreutils, Make, and Patch</seg></seglistitem>
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25 | </segmentedlist>
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26 | </sect2>
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27 |
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28 | <sect2 role="installation">
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29 | <title>Installation of Mktemp</title>
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30 |
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31 | <para>Many scripts still use the deprecated
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32 | <command>tempfile</command> program, which has functionality similar
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33 | to <command>mktemp</command>. Patch Mktemp to include a
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34 | <command>tempfile</command> wrapper:</para>
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35 |
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36 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../mktemp-&mktemp-version;-add_tempfile-2.patch</userinput></screen>
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37 |
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38 | <para>Prepare Mktemp for compilation:</para>
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39 |
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40 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-libc</userinput></screen>
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41 |
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42 | <para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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43 |
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44 | <variablelist>
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45 | <varlistentry>
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46 | <term><parameter>--with-libc</parameter></term>
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47 | <listitem><para>This causes the <command>mktemp</command> program to
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48 | use the <emphasis>mkstemp</emphasis> and <emphasis>mkdtemp</emphasis>
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49 | functions from the system C library.</para></listitem>
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50 | </varlistentry>
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51 | </variablelist>
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52 |
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53 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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54 |
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55 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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56 |
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57 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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58 |
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59 | <screen><userinput>make install
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60 | make install-tempfile</userinput></screen>
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61 |
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62 | </sect2>
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63 |
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64 |
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65 | <sect2 id="contents-mktemp" role="content"><title>Contents of Mktemp</title>
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66 |
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67 | <segmentedlist>
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68 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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69 | <seglistitem><seg>mktemp and tempfile</seg></seglistitem>
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70 | </segmentedlist>
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71 |
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72 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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73 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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74 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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75 |
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76 | <varlistentry id="mktemp">
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77 | <term><command>mktemp</command></term>
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78 | <listitem>
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79 | <para>Creates temporary files in a secure manner; it is used in scripts</para>
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80 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-mktemp mktemp"><primary sortas="b-mktemp">mktemp</primary></indexterm>
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81 | </listitem>
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82 | </varlistentry>
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83 |
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84 | <varlistentry id="tempfile">
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85 | <term><command>tempfile</command></term>
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86 | <listitem>
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87 | <para>Creates temporary files in a less secure manner than
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88 | <command>mktemp</command>; it is installed for backwards-compatibility</para>
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89 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-mktemp tempfile"><primary sortas="b-tempfile">tempfile</primary></indexterm>
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90 | </listitem>
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91 | </varlistentry>
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92 | </variablelist>
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93 |
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94 | </sect2>
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95 |
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96 | </sect1>
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97 |
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