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io/ioutil: use pathname instead of name in docs to avoid confusion

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caller of ioutil.TempFile() can use f.Name() to get "pathname"
of the temporary file, instead of just the "name" of the file.

Also remove an out-of-date comment about random number state.

R=golang-dev, r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/6649054
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Shenghou Ma 2012-10-13 19:05:22 +08:00
parent 422da762b7
commit 240834374a
1 changed files with 3 additions and 3 deletions
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src/pkg/io/ioutil/tempfile.go
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
"time"
)
// Random number state, accessed without lock; racy but harmless.
// Random number state.
// We generate random temporary file names so that there's a good
// chance the file doesn't exist yet - keeps the number of tries in
// TempFile to a minimum.
@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func nextSuffix() string {
// for temporary files (see os.TempDir).
// Multiple programs calling TempFile simultaneously
// will not choose the same file. The caller can use f.Name()
// to find the name of the file. It is the caller's responsibility to
// remove the file when no longer needed.
// to find the pathname of the file. It is the caller's responsibility
// to remove the file when no longer needed.
func TempFile(dir, prefix string) (f *os.File, err error) {
if dir == "" {
dir = os.TempDir()