X-debbugs-cc: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Package: coreutils Version: 7.5-3 Severity: minor
$ man mktemp|col -b|grep -C 3 'info coreutils' The full documentation for mktemp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mktemp programs are prop erly installed at your site, the command info coreutils 'mktemp invocation' should give you access to the complete manual. $ info coreutils 'mktemp invocation' 1>&- info: No menu item `mktemp invocation' in node `(coreutils.info.gz)Top'. P.S., the man page should say what directory the temp file ends up in if no options are given. Maybe it currently does but one has to look among the options to find out. Also mention what "Create a temporary file or directory, safely" means. Guaranteed not to overwrite any other existing file perhaps, and ...