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  Create temp file in Bash using mktemp and trap

When working on Linux Bash, sometimes there is need to create temporary file. A common way of creating temp file on Linux is creating some file in /tmp directory. However there is security risk when creating temp file in /tmp directory. This post will show how to securely create temp file in Linux Bash.When creating file in /tmp directory, there are some security risks. This directory can be accessed by any user on the system, any user can write data into this directory as well. The files created in this directory can also be read by other users. pike@DESKTOP-G352RBR:/tmp$ touch /tmp/info...

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