---
name: "al_make_temp_file"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_make_temp_file"
---

# al\_make\_temp\_file(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_make\_temp\_file - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  ALLEGRO_FILE *al_make_temp_file(const char *template, ALLEGRO_PATH **ret_path)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Make a temporary randomly named file given a filename \`template'.

\`template' is a string giving the format of the generated filename and should include one or more capital Xs. The Xs are replaced with random alphanumeric characters, produced using a simple pseudo-random number generator only. There should be no path separators.

If \`ret\_path' is not NULL, the address it points to will be set to point to a new path structure with the name of the temporary file.

Returns the opened [ALLEGRO\_FILE(3)](/ALLEGRO_FILE/3.md) on success, NULL on failure.