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.TH "al_make_temp_file" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual"
.SH NAME
al_make_temp_file \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro.h>\f[R]

ALLEGRO_FILE *al_make_temp_file(const char *template, ALLEGRO_PATH **ret_path)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Make a temporary randomly named file given a filename `template'.
.PP
`template' is a string giving the format of the generated filename and
should include one or more capital Xs.
The Xs are replaced with random alphanumeric characters, produced using
a simple pseudo\-random number generator only.
There should be no path separators.
.PP
If `ret_path' is not NULL, the address it points to will be set to point
to a new path structure with the name of the temporary file.
.PP
Returns the opened ALLEGRO_FILE(3) on success, NULL on failure.