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29 lines
863 B
Bash
29 lines
863 B
Bash
#!/bin/bash
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# tempfile-name.sh: temp filename generator
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BASE_STR=`mcookie` # 32-character magic cookie.
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POS=11 # Arbitrary position in magic cookie string.
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LEN=5 # Get $LEN consecutive characters.
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prefix=temp # This is, after all, a "temp" file.
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# For more "uniqueness," generate the
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#+ filename prefix using the same method
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#+ as the suffix, below.
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suffix=${BASE_STR:POS:LEN}
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# Extract a 5-character string,
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#+ starting at position 11.
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temp_filename=$prefix.$suffix
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# Construct the filename.
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echo "Temp filename = "$temp_filename""
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# sh tempfile-name.sh
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# Temp filename = temp.e19ea
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# Compare this method of generating "unique" filenames
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#+ with the 'date' method in ex51.sh.
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exit 0
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