Bug 62326

Summary: man page doesn't specify requirement for (at least) 6 Xs
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <aah>
Component: mktempAssignee: Than Ngo <than>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Aaron Brown <abrown>
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Description Need Real Name 2002-03-29 18:20:03 UTC 
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Description of problem:
mktemp apparently requires (and only uses) 6 Xs on the filename to create a
temporary file.  Nowhere in the man page does it mention this requirement.  In
fact, the man page implies that 'mktemp fooX' should work if there is no
conflict.  The man page should mention the requirement, or the binary should be
fixed to allow the user to specify fewer Xs.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. cd /tmp
2. mkdir aahatvolunteermatch
3. cd aahatvolunteermatch
4. mktemp fooXXX

Actual Results:  Cannot create temp file fooXXX

Expected Results:  should have created a temp file named 'fooXXX', where X ==
some random alphanumeric
Comment 1 Ngo Than 2002-03-31 10:32:05 UTC 
then man page in mktemp-1.5-14 is fixed now. thanks