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.TH "al_make_temp_file" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
al_make_temp_file - Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

ALLEGRO_FILE *al_make_temp_file(const char *template, ALLEGRO_PATH **ret_path)
\f[R]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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(3alleg5) on success, NULL on failure.