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BASH Shell: HowTo Create Empty Temporary Files Quickly

last updated March 23, 2005 in Shell scripting

Use any one of the following command to create temporary empty file names. The first command is special as it use the redirection operator >, the redirection refers to the standard output. So you are creating a new file or destroying existing file:

Shell scripting (BASH) : How to create temporary random file name

last updated March 23, 2005 in Linux, Shell scripting, Tips, UNIX

Sometimes you need to create a temporary file in your shell script. There are various methods exist to create a random temporary file name. It is quite useful if your application/shell scripting needs temporary unique file names.

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BASH Shell: HowTo Create Empty Temporary Files Quickly

Shell scripting (BASH) : How to create temporary random file name