This is not a bug, it is expected & reasonable behaviour.
The `-p DIR' and `--tmpdir[=DIR]' mktemp(1) options
are the same, excepting that the <DIR> argument is
mandatory for -p and optional for --tmpdir. (See
the manpage (`man mktemp') or try `mktemp --help'.)
That is, the following are equivalent:
mktemp -u -p / --tmpdir
mktemp -u -p/ --tmpdir
mktemp -u --tmpdir=/ --tmpdir
mktemp -u -p / -p "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
All print "FOO/tmp.<random-stuff>" where <FOO> is the
value of TMPDIR (/tmp if not set (the usual case)).
Clearly, the LAST (right→most) -p or --tmpdir option
is being used, with all the preceding ones ignored.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1822269
Title:
mktemp does not handle -p option when --tmpdir option goes after -p
option
Status in coreutils package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
# This is correct. The printed temp file name is in folder /
$ mktemp -u --tmpdir -p /
/tmp.aFd4MwfGDU
# after swapping the options, mktemp do not handle the -p option correctly.
# swapping options should not affect the output.
$ mktemp -u -p / --tmpdir
/tmp/tmp.FkTPrEsTMs
This should be a software bug, not relevant to any hardware.
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