Linux mktemp Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use mktemp commmand in Linux. mktemp command is mktemp - create a temporary file or directory

What is Linux mktemp Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use mktemp command in Linux. mktemp command is mktemp - create a temporary file or directory

mktemp Syntax  

       mktemp [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE]

mktemp Examples  

mktemp Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mktemp command.

mktemp command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mktemp command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mktemp

To open info page for mktemp command we can use command below.

info mktemp

To open help page from mktemp command we can run command below.

mktemp --help

Linux mktemp Command Source Code  

You can find mktemp command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use mktemp in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.