# Temporary Files

(import :std/os/temporaries)

# make-temporary-file-name

(make-temporary-file-name name) -> string

  name := string; prefix of temporary filename in /tmp

Creates a new temporary file name in /tmp and with name prefix name. It makes mktemp sane by appending the current timestamp in nanosecods.

# call-with-temporary-file-name

(call-with-temporary-file-name name fun) -> any
  name := string; prefix of temporary filename in /tmp
  fun := lambda (string) -> any

Creates a temporary filename and invokes fun with it, deleting the temporary file on unwind if it has been created.