mkdtemp

mkdtemp(suffix: string, prefix: string, dir?: string): Promise<string>

Defined in: packages/pythonlib/src/tempfile.node.ts:89

Create a temporary directory and return its path.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
suffix	string	""	Optional suffix for the directory name
prefix	string	"tmp"	Optional prefix for the directory name (default: “tmp”)
dir?	string	undefined	Optional parent directory (default: system temp dir)

Returns

Promise<string>

Promise of path to the created directory

Example

const dir = await mkdtemp("", "myapp-")
// Use directory...
await rm(dir, { recursive: true })