use Dir.tmpdir with File.join to create a platform-independent way of creating a temporary file: : tmpdir « File Directory « Ruby

1. Ruby
2. File Directory
3. tmpdir

use Dir.tmpdir with File.join to create a platform-independent way of creating a temporary file:

require 'tmpdir'
tempfilename = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, "myapp.dat")
tempfile = File.new(tempfilename, "w")
tempfile.puts "This is only temporary"
tempfile.close
File.delete(tempfilename)

 

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