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# Create temp files

```bash
#!/bin/bash

trap 'rm -f "$TMPFILE"' EXIT

TMPFILE=$(mktemp) || exit 1
echo "Our temp file is $TMPFILE"
```

Ref: <http://www.ruanyifeng.com/blog/2019/12/mktemp.html>

<https://wangdoc.com/bash/mktemp.html>