Top "Temporary-files" questions

A (often short lived) file, automatically created for reasons like storing data that no longer fit into memory, for inter-process communication or to save state for possible crash recovery.

How can I create a temp file with a specific extension with .NET?

I need to generate a unique temporary file with a .csv extension. What I do right now is string filename = …

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Creating temporary files in Android

What's the best way to create a temporary file in Android? Can File.createTempFile be used? The documentation is very …

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Can I delete data from the iOS DeviceSupport directory?

After going through and cleaning my disk with old things that I didn't need anymore, I came across the iOS …

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git ignore vim temporary files

What is the correct way to make git ignore temporary files produced by vim in all directories (either globally across …

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How to prevent vim from creating (and leaving) temporary files?

Why does vim create <filename>~ files? Is there a way to disable that? If it's for backup (or …

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What is a safe way to create a Temp file in Java?

I'm looking for a safe way to create a temp file in Java. By safe, I mean the following: Name …

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When are Java temporary files deleted?

Suppose I create a temporary file in Java with the method File tmp = File.createTempFile(prefix, suffix); If I do …

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How to use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()?

I'm working on a Python script that needs to create about 50 distinct temporary files, which are all appended frequently during …

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how to use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() in python

I want to use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() to write some contents into it and then open that file. I have written …

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