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(Fmake_temp_name): Doc fix.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sun, 03 Mar 2002 21:55:33 +0000
parents 6493c49c2946
children 5f02f10efd8a
files src/fileio.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/fileio.c	Sun Mar 03 21:44:59 2002 +0000
+++ b/src/fileio.c	Sun Mar 03 21:55:33 2002 +0000
@@ -980,7 +980,11 @@
 
 There is a race condition between calling `make-temp-name' and creating the
 file which opens all kinds of security holes.  For that reason, you should
-probably use `make-temp-file' instead.  */)
+probably use `make-temp-file' instead, except in three circumstances:
+
+* If you are creating the file in the user's home directory.
+* If you are creating a directory rather than an ordinary file.
+* If you are taking special precautions as `make-temp-file' does.  */)
      (prefix)
      Lisp_Object prefix;
 {