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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # | |
| # This creates a temporary file and sets up a trap handler so that it gets | |
| # deleted when the script exits. | |
| BASENAME=$(which basename) | |
| MKTEMP=$(which mktemp) | |
| RM=$(which rm) | |
| TMP_PREFIX=$($BASENAME "$0") | |
| TMP_FILE=$($MKTEMP -t ${TMP_PREFIX}.XXXXXX) | |
| trap '$RM -f $TMP_FILE' EXIT | |
| # Do something with the file. |
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