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tempname

Returns an unique temporary filename.

Syntax

f = tempname()
f = tempname(path)

Input argument

path

a string: an existing directory used instead of tempdir().

Output argument

f

a string: an unique temporary filename.

Description

Returns the name of an unique temporary filename.

Example

r = tempname()

See also

mkdir, tempdir.

History

Version Description
1.0.0 initial version

Author

Allan CORNET

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