Temp

Temp folder

• Stackoverflow - how to get system or user temp folder in unix and windows?

Try boost::filesystem's temp_directory_path() which internally uses:

• ISO/IEC 9945 (POSIX): The path supplied by the first environment variable found in the list TMPDIR, TMP, TEMP, TEMPDIR. If none of these are found, "/tmp".
• Windows: The path reported by the Windows GetTempPath API function.

See also

• C:mkstemp
• C:tmpnam
• C:mkdtemp

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• Stackoverflow - What's a POSIX function for creating a temporary directory securely?