cvs commit
| From: | danny | Date: | Wed, 07 Jul 1999 02:43:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | cvs commit | ||
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From: danny
Date: Wed Jul 7 02:43:58 1999
Modified files:
phpdoc/functions/filesystem.sgml
Log message:
Add warning about system-dependent behaviour of tempnam().
Index: phpdoc/functions/filesystem.sgml
diff -u phpdoc/functions/filesystem.sgml:1.4 phpdoc/functions/filesystem.sgml:1.5
--- phpdoc/functions/filesystem.sgml:1.4 Sat Jun 19 23:04:56 1999
+++ phpdoc/functions/filesystem.sgml Wed Jul 7 02:43:57 1999
@@ -1633,6 +1633,15 @@
Creates a unique temporary filename in the specified directory.
If the directory does not exist, <function>tempnam</function>
may generate a filename in the system's temporary directory.
+
+ <para>
+ The behaviour of the <function>tempnam</function> function is
+ system dependent. On Windows the TMP environment variable will
+ override the <parameter>dir</parameter> parameter, on Linux the
+ TMPDIR environment variable has precedence, while SVR4 will always
+ use your <parameter>dir</parameter> parameter if the directory it
+ points to exists. Consult your system documentation on the
+ tempnam(3) function if in doubt.
<para>
Returns the new temporary filename, or the null string on