<s>
mktemp	B-Device
is	O
a	O
command	B-Application
available	O
in	O
many	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
that	O
creates	O
a	O
temporary	O
file	O
or	O
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
2.1	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
implementation	O
exists	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
GNU	B-Application
Coreutils	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
similar	O
named	O
C	B-Language
library	O
function	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
deprecated	O
for	O
being	O
unsafe	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
safer	O
alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
