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LETTERtmpfileULETTER Creates a temporary file.

Overview
#include <stdio.h>

f = tmpfile();

FILE *f;

Portability
ANSI

Description
Creates and opens a new file with a unique filename for temporary usage. The file is usually closed at program termination.

Returns
A "FILE *" pointer to the file.

See also
tmpnam , fopen , fclose