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al_make_temp_file(3)                                      al_make_temp_file(3)

NAME
       al_make_temp_file - Allegro 5 API

SYNOPSIS

              #include <allegro5/allegro.h>

              ALLEGRO_FILE *al_make_temp_file(const char *template, ALLEGRO_PATH **ret_path)

DESCRIPTION
       Make a temporary randomly named file given a filename 'template'.

       '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.  There should be no path separators.

       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.

       Returns the opened ALLEGRO_FILE(3) on success, NULL on failure.

Allegro reference manual                                  al_make_temp_file(3)