tempdir

tempdir()

Obtain the path of a temporary directory (possibly shared with other processes).

Examples

Get the path of a temporary directory:
```
julia> tempdir()
"/tmp/jl_635a"
```
This example returns the path of a temporary directory, which can be used for storing temporary files or other temporary operations.
Create a temporary file in the temporary directory:
```
julia> temp_dir = tempdir();
julia> temp_file = joinpath(temp_dir, "temp_file.txt");
```
In this example, tempdir() is used to obtain the path of a temporary directory, and joinpath is used to create a file path within that directory. This can be useful when you need to create temporary files for intermediate results or testing purposes.
Check if a path is within the temporary directory:
```
julia> path = "/tmp/jl_635a/some_file.txt";
julia> ispathchild(tempdir(), path)
true
```
This example uses ispathchild to check if a given path is within the temporary directory obtained from tempdir(). It returns true if the path is a child of the temporary directory.

Common mistake example:

julia> tempdir()
"/tmp/jl_635a/"

In this example, the trailing slash at the end of the path is included. It's important to note that tempdir() returns the path without a trailing slash.

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