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@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module tempfile)}
This module generates temporary file names. It is not UNIX specific,
but it may require some help on non-UNIX systems.
This module generates temporary file names. It is not \UNIX{} specific,
but it may require some help on non-\UNIX{} systems.
Note: the modules does not create temporary files, nor does it
automatically remove them when the current process exits or dies.
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ are initialized at the first call to \code{mktemp()}.
When set to a value other than \code{None}, this variable defines the
directory in which filenames returned by \code{mktemp()} reside. The
default is taken from the environment variable \code{TMPDIR}; if this
is not set, either \code{/usr/tmp} is used (on UNIX), or the current
is not set, either \code{/usr/tmp} is used (on \UNIX{}), or the current
working directory (all other systems). No check is made to see
whether its value is valid.
\end{datadesc}
@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ When set to a value other than \code{None}, this variable defines the
prefix of the final component of the filenames returned by
\code{mktemp()}. A string of decimal digits is added to generate
unique filenames. The default is either ``\code{@\var{pid}.}'' where
\var{pid} is the current process ID (on UNIX), or ``\code{tmp}'' (all
\var{pid} is the current process ID (on \UNIX{}), or ``\code{tmp}'' (all
other systems).
\end{datadesc}
Warning: if a UNIX process uses \code{mktemp()}, then calls
Warning: if a \UNIX{} process uses \code{mktemp()}, then calls
\code{fork()} and both parent and child continue to use
\code{mktemp()}, the processes will generate conflicting temporary
names. To resolve this, the child process should assign \code{None}