mkdtempSync - Node documentation
function mkdtempSync

Usage in Deno

import { mkdtempSync } from "node:fs";
mkdtempSync(
prefix: string,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string

Returns the created directory path.

For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of this API: mkdtemp.

The optional options argument can be a string specifying an encoding, or an object with an encoding property specifying the character encoding to use.

Parameters

prefix: string
optional
options: EncodingOption

Return Type

string
mkdtempSync(
prefix: string,
): Buffer

Synchronously creates a unique temporary directory. Generates six random characters to be appended behind a required prefix to create a unique temporary directory.

Parameters

prefix: string

The encoding (or an object specifying the encoding), used as the encoding of the result. If not provided, 'utf8' is used.

Return Type

Buffer
mkdtempSync(
prefix: string,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string | Buffer

Synchronously creates a unique temporary directory. Generates six random characters to be appended behind a required prefix to create a unique temporary directory.

Parameters

prefix: string
optional
options: EncodingOption

The encoding (or an object specifying the encoding), used as the encoding of the result. If not provided, 'utf8' is used.

Return Type

string | Buffer