# Generate a temp file in a temp dir
    my ($filename,$filehandle) = tempfile;

# specify a template for the filename
    #  * are replaced with random characters
    my ($filename,$filehandle) = tempfile("******");

# Automatically unlink files at end of program (this is the default)
    my ($filename,$filehandle) = tempfile("******", :unlink);

# Specify the directory where the tempfile will be created
    my ($filename,$filehandle) = tempfile(:tempdir("/path/to/my/dir"));

# don't unlink this one
    my ($filename,$filehandle) = tempfile(:tempdir('.'), :!unlink);

# specify a prefix and suffix for the filename
    my ($filename,$filehandle) = tempfile(:prefix('foo'), :suffix(".txt"));

This module exports two routines:

• tempfile

• tempdir