Glenn Fowler writes: > the -u description I quoted was from the solaris mktemp(1) > > its not semantics assuming the gnu and solaris documentation describe the > implementation > > gnu --dry-run prints the name it would use to creat the file > but stops short of doing the creat > > solaris -u does a creat, unlink, and then prints the name
In terms of defining what the output means, is there really a difference between these two? The Solaris one does a modest check to see if the name is unused. But since it doesn't hold onto that newly-created object, anyone else could slip in a millisecond after mktemp(1) exit and create that same object with nary a complaint observed. I don't see now it's an architectural distinction. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
