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The C99 {{tmpnam()}} function generates a string that is a valid filename and that is not the same as the name of an existing file \[[ISO/IEC 9899-1999|AA. C References#ISO/IEC 9899-1999]\]. Files created using strings generated by the {{tmpnam()}} function are temporary in that their names should not collide with those generated by conventional naming rules for the [implementation|BB. Definitions#implementation]. The function is potentially capable of generating {{TMP_MAX}} different strings, but any or all of them may already be in use by existing files. If the argument is not a NULL pointer, it is assumed to point to an array of at least {{L_tmpnam}} chars; the {{tmpnam()}} function writes its result in that array and returns the argument as its value. |
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