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<p>mktemp is a <a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">command</a> available in many <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> operating systems that creates a temporary file or directory. Originally released in 1997 as part of <a href="/facts/OpenBSD/xmPS9tek">OpenBSD</a> 2.1, a separate implementation exists as a part of <a href="/facts/GNU_Coreutils/Q9cop5U5">GNU Coreutils</a>. </p><p>There used to be a similar named <a href="/facts/C_/Ky2No763">C library function</a>, which is now deprecated for being <a href="/facts/C_standard_library/qdG1nW2c">unsafe</a>, and has safer alternatives. </p>