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get-temp-directory Function

Summary

Returns a directory that can be used for temporary files.

Package

hcl

Signature

get-temp-directory => directory

Values
directory
A pathname.
Description

The function get-temp-directory returns a directory which is likely to be writable and can be used for temporary files.

Notes

By default, the functions create-temp-file and open-temp-file use the result of get-temp-directory as the directory to create their temp file in.

See also

create-temp-file
example-compile-file
open-temp-file


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