---
name: "trick-chktmp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtricks"
version: "0.2-5"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/trick-chktmp"
---

# trick-chktmp(1)

## NAME

trick-chktmp

## SYNOPSIS

**trick-chktmp** \[ --libpath directory \] \[ command \]

**trick-chktmp** Simple check for suspicious writes to /tmp, i.e. thouse forgetting to use the EXCL mode.

## DESCRIPTION

By setting the VPATH environment variable appropiratly, and setting LD\_PRELOAD to **[libtricks(1)](/libtricks/1.md)** the mentioned library will create an environment where writes are /tmp are checked, and error messages to stderr are generated for every suscpicous write.

Note that this is not in any way \`safe': statically linked binaries will still be able to write to /tmp, without libtricks noticing it.

The main purpose of this script is to show an example of how to work with  **[libtricks(1)](/libtricks/1.md) .**

### OPTIONS

- *--libpath path*

  specify the path of the libtrick library. Default: /usr/lib/libtricks/

## COPYING

**libtricks** is distributed under the GNU General Public License. (GPL 2.0 or greater).

## AUTHOR

joost witteveen \<joostje@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

**[trick-chroot(1)](/trick-chroot/1.md),** **[trick-logopen(1)](/trick-logopen/1.md),** **/usr/doc/libtricks/README**