Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:38:40 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 261437] outdated mktemp(1) examples Message-ID: <bug-261437-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=261437 Bug ID: 261437 Summary: outdated mktemp(1) examples Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Manual Pages Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: wosch@FreeBSD.org CC: doc@FreeBSD.org The manual page for mktemp(1) https://man.freebsd.org/mktemp/1 has examples for temporary filenames as /tmp/temp.XXXX TMPFILE=`mktemp /tmp/${tempfoo}.XXXXXX` || exit 1 Using 4 or 6 X was probably ok 20 years ago, but not anymore. Best practice is to use 10 X. Given that our users often copy & paste examples from our manual pages we should update the documentation. PS: same for mkstemp(3) https://man.freebsd.org/mkstemp/3 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.home | help
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