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@@ -2450,15 +2450,18 @@ manual page for more details.");
"\
This command creates a temporary directory. The
C<template> parameter should be a full pathname for the
-temporary directory with the six characters being
+temporary directory name with the final six characters being
\"XXXXXX\".
-For example: \"/tmp/tmpXXXXXX\" or \"/Temp/tmpXXXXXX\",
-the second one being suitable for Windows.
+For example: \"/tmp/myprogXXXXXX\" or \"/Temp/myprogXXXXXX\",
+the second one being suitable for Windows filesystems.
The name of the temporary directory that was created
is returned.
+The temporary directory is created with mode 0700
+and is owned by root.
+
The caller is responsible for deleting the temporary
directory and its contents after use.