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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-03-10 03:38:31 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-03-10 03:38:31 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/libtempfile.tex b/Doc/libtempfile.tex index d1cd205..7832aa2 100644 --- a/Doc/libtempfile.tex +++ b/Doc/libtempfile.tex @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ \indexii{temporary}{file name} \indexii{temporary}{file} -\setindexsubitem{(in module tempfile)} This module generates temporary file names. It is not \UNIX{} specific, but it may require some help on non-\UNIX{} systems. @@ -22,30 +21,30 @@ will return the same filename. The module uses two global variables that tell it how to construct a temporary name. The caller may assign values to them; by default they -are initialized at the first call to \code{mktemp()}. +are initialized at the first call to \function{mktemp()}. \begin{datadesc}{tempdir} 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 \file{/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. +directory in which filenames returned by \function{mktemp()} reside. +The default is taken from the environment variable \code{TMPDIR}; if +this is not set, either \file{/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} \ttindex{TMPDIR} \begin{datadesc}{template} 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 +\function{mktemp()}. A string of decimal digits is added to generate unique filenames. The default is either \file{@\var{pid}.} where \var{pid} is the current process ID (on \UNIX{}), or \file{tmp} (all other systems). \end{datadesc} -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 +\strong{Warning:} if a \UNIX{} process uses \code{mktemp()}, then +calls \function{fork()} and both parent and child continue to use +\function{mktemp()}, the processes will generate conflicting temporary names. To resolve this, the child process should assign \code{None} to \code{template}, to force recomputing the default on the next call -to \code{mktemp()}. +to \function{mktemp()}. |