mktemp/mkstemp

[Andrew Walrond]

Is this functionality available somewhere? I can't find it...

TIA

Andrew Walrond

 

[mark sparshatt]

Is this functionality available somewhere? I can't find it...

TIA

The Tempfile class should do what you want

(taken from the Pickaxe II)

require "tempfile"

tf = TempFile.new("afile")
tf.path #=> "/tmp/afile28519.0"
tf.puts("Cosi Fan Tutte")
tf.close

HTH

 

[Andrew Walrond]

The Tempfile class should do what you want

I'd looked at that, but the file gets deleted when the Tempfile object is
finalised. I want the file to stick around after my ruby script exits.

Andrew