r3557@krups: intrigeri | 2005-11-15 14:41:32 +0100

[matthijs/upstream/backupninja.git] / lib / tools.in

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+#!@BASH@
+
+
+#
+# create a temporary file in a secure way.
+#
+function maketemp() {
+       if [ -x /bin/mktemp ]
+       then
+               local tempfile=`mktemp /tmp/$1.XXXXXXXX`
+       else
+               DATE=`date`
+               sectmp=`echo $DATE | /usr/bin/md5sum | cut -d- -f1`
+               local tempfile=/tmp/$1.$sectmp
+       fi
+       echo $tempfile
+}
+
+