[ale] Creating temporary files

[Grey Matter]

mktemp

----- Original Message ----- 
 From: Joe Knapka <jknapka at charter.net>


> Hello, everyone,
> 
> Is there a standard command-line utility
> that creates a unique temporary file and returns its name,
> say for use in a shell script? I've combed the
> man pages and checked the -Unix-System-Administration-
> Handbook- (Nemeth et al), but no such thing is
> mentioned. I'd be truly astonished if it didn't
> exist, though...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- Joe Knapka
>