tmpdir

Return the directory for storing temporary files.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/os-tmpdir

Usage

var tmpdir = require( '@stdlib/os-tmpdir' );

tmpdir()

Returns the directory for storing temporary files.

var dir = tmpdir();
// e.g., returns '/path/to/temporary/files/directory'

Examples

var PATH_SEP = require( '@stdlib/constants-path-sep' );
var tmpdir = require( '@stdlib/os-tmpdir' );

var parts = tmpdir().split( PATH_SEP );
console.log( parts );

See Also

• @stdlib/os-tmpdir-cli: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
• @stdlib/os-configdir: return a directory for user-specific configuration files.
• @stdlib/os-homedir: return the current user's home directory.

Notice

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License

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