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+# Tmp
+
+A simple temporary file and directory creator for [node.js.][1]
+
+[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/raszi/node-tmp.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/raszi/node-tmp)
+
+## About
+
+The main difference between bruce's [node-temp][2] is that mine more
+aggressively checks for the existence of the newly created temporary file and
+creates the new file with `O_EXCL` instead of simple `O_CREAT | O_RDRW`, so it
+is safer.
+
+The API is slightly different as well, Tmp does not yet provide synchronous
+calls and all the parameters are optional.
+
+You can set whether you want to remove the temporary file on process exit or
+not, and the destination directory can also be set.
+
+## How to install
+
+```bash
+npm install tmp
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### File creation
+
+Simple temporary file creation, the file will be unlinked on process exit.
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.file(function _tempFileCreated(err, path, fd) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("File: ", path);
+ console.log("Filedescriptor: ", fd);
+});
+```
+
+### Directory creation
+
+Simple temporary directory creation, it will be removed on process exit.
+
+If the directory still contains items on process exit, then it won't be removed.
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.dir(function _tempDirCreated(err, path) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("Dir: ", path);
+});
+```
+
+If you want to cleanup the directory even when there are entries in it, then
+you can pass the `unsafeCleanup` option when creating it.
+
+### Filename generation
+
+It is possible with this library to generate a unique filename in the specified
+directory.
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.tmpName(function _tempNameGenerated(err, path) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("Created temporary filename: ", path);
+});
+```
+
+## Advanced usage
+
+### File creation
+
+Creates a file with mode `0644`, prefix will be `prefix-` and postfix will be `.txt`.
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.file({ mode: 0644, prefix: 'prefix-', postfix: '.txt' }, function _tempFileCreated(err, path, fd) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("File: ", path);
+ console.log("Filedescriptor: ", fd);
+});
+```
+
+### Directory creation
+
+Creates a directory with mode `0755`, prefix will be `myTmpDir_`.
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.dir({ mode: 0750, prefix: 'myTmpDir_' }, function _tempDirCreated(err, path) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("Dir: ", path);
+});
+```
+
+### mkstemps like
+
+Creates a new temporary directory with mode `0700` and filename like `/tmp/tmp-nk2J1u`.
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.dir({ template: '/tmp/tmp-XXXXXX' }, function _tempDirCreated(err, path) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("Dir: ", path);
+});
+```
+
+### Filename generation
+
+The `tmpName()` function accepts the `prefix`, `postfix`, `dir`, etc. parameters also:
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.tmpName({ template: '/tmp/tmp-XXXXXX' }, function _tempNameGenerated(err, path) {
+ if (err) throw err;
+
+ console.log("Created temporary filename: ", path);
+});
+```
+
+## Graceful cleanup
+
+One may want to cleanup the temporary files even when an uncaught exception
+occurs. To enforce this, you can call the `setGracefulCleanup()` method:
+
+```javascript
+var tmp = require('tmp');
+
+tmp.setGracefulCleanup();
+```
+
+## Options
+
+All options are optional :)
+
+ * `mode`: the file mode to create with, it fallbacks to `0600` on file creation and `0700` on directory creation
+ * `prefix`: the optional prefix, fallbacks to `tmp-` if not provided
+ * `postfix`: the optional postfix, fallbacks to `.tmp` on file creation
+ * `template`: [`mkstemps`][3] like filename template, no default
+ * `dir`: the optional temporary directory, fallbacks to system default (guesses from environment)
+ * `tries`: how many times should the function try to get a unique filename before giving up, default `3`
+ * `keep`: signals that the temporary file or directory should not be deleted on exit, default is `false`, means delete
+ * `unsafeCleanup`: recursively removes the created temporary directory, even when it's not empty. default is `false`
+
+[1]: http://nodejs.org/
+[2]: https://github.com/bruce/node-temp
+[3]: http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man3/mkstemp.3.html