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mktemp: fix common and standardize between variants (#10700) 
* mktemp: fix `common` and standardize variants
* mktemp: add -p example
* linux/mktemp: add -p example
* linux/mktemp: mention `$TMPDIR` in the `-p` example
* osx/mktemp: add page
* linux/mktemp: fix errors
* linux/mktemp: add serial comma
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mktemp

Create a temporary file or directory. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mktemp.

  • Create an empty temporary file and print its absolute path:

mktemp

  • Use a custom directory (defaults to $TMPDIR, or /tmp):

mktemp --tmpdir={{/path/to/tempdir}}

  • Use a custom path template (Xs are replaced with random alphanumeric characters):

mktemp {{/tmp/example.XXXXXXXX}}

  • Use a custom file name template:

mktemp -t {{example.XXXXXXXX}}

  • Create an empty temporary file with the given suffix and print its absolute path:

mktemp --suffix {{.ext}}

  • Create an empty temporary directory and print its absolute path:

mktemp --directory